Luke 9-28b-36 The Transfiguration, having a mystical experience

Send us Fan MailThis Podcast focusses on one of the most unusual Gospel passages of all the Gospels; the Transfiguration.  Moses and Elijah appear with Jesus in front of  Peter, James and John.  The event seems unexpected and following  the event the disciples are silent about the experience.  They don’t tell anyone.  How could they possibly explain to someone what they saw and then expect to be believed?  Those that have experienced spiritual or even mystical experiences know the difficulty of trying to share and/or describe the experiences to someone.  Words don’t seem to be adequate to describe what happened.  Even today, 2000 years later we are unable to understand what happened and maybe we are not supposed to. Perhaps the Transfiguration is a reminder that God’s ways are different from ours. Perhaps the Transfiguration is a reminder that God’s ways are different from ours. Complete our 1 Minute Survey