Last Sunday after the Epiphany: Feast of the Transfiguration

The Rev. Michael Lemaire The sermon reflects on the Transfiguration as both a climactic epiphany and a hinge moment leading toward the cross. While the event reveals Jesus’ divine identity, the deeper transformation occurs in the disciples, whose understanding of God is challenged and expanded. The preacher argues that “believing is seeing”—our prior assumptions shape what we perceive, especially in the spiritual life. Our limited images of God can confine our experience of God. Drawing on Anthony de Mello, cosmic imagery, and the open-handed posture of early Christian prayer, the sermon invites listeners to hold their understanding of God lightly and remain open to being changed. The final question lingers: if Jesus invites you up the mountain, will you go?