When one has the grace to sense a strong
experience of God, it is as though seeing something similar to what the
disciples experienced during the Transfiguration: For a moment they experienced ahead of time
something that will constitute the happiness of paradise. In general, it is brief experiences that God
grants on occasions, especially in anticipation of harsh trials. However, no one lives on Tabor
while on earth.
Human existence is a journey of faith and,
as such, goes forward more in darkness than in full light, with moments of
obscurity and even profound darkness.
While we are here, our relationship with God develops more with
listening than with seeing; and even contemplation takes place, so to speak,
with closed eyes, thanks to the interior light lit in us by the Word of God.
--Pope Benedict,
March 13, 2006
Image source:
Macha Chmakoff, Transfiguration bleue
Mark 9.2, http://www.philipchircop.com/post/126009682567/practicing-transfiguration-reflecting-on-what
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