A Mountain Top Experience

The story of the Transfiguration is a story about the mountain top experience of becoming conscious of the shared life of the human and the Divine - a “resurrection” experience. 

The “mountain top” experience is to encounter a Divine Love that transforms us and wakes us up to the unitive nature of all of life, of how we can know and experience deep connection with God, each other and all of creation. 

We all have an interior mountain that we are invited to climb in order to draw nearer to the Transforming Love that is God.

Moses’ Mountain revealed God in the burning bush, and later the 10 commandments.

Elijah’s Mountain revealed God in the still, small voice.

The Apostle’s Mountain on Tabor reveals the risen nature of Christ in Jesus and in all of us.

These are mystical or inner experiences that since Pentecost, are not reserved just for the great saints, but for the whole people of God to enter into.

Notice that the living Word of God is “heard” in each of these Divine experiences:

• On Moses’ mountain he hears “I AM sent you.”
• On Elijah’s mountain he hears the still small voice.
• At the Transfiguration the Apostles hear and see Moses and Elijah (representing the Law and Prophets).

St.Augustine teaches that the Scriptures are the Mountain Tops of Israel. The Sacred Scriptures are at the heart of our Lenten journey to the Promised Land of Risen Life. 

The invitation is to learn to center on the Living Word of God in order to be consumed by the burning bush of God’s love, to hear God’s still, small voice in holy silence, to know and abide in the Risen Life and Love that is Christ.

As we are transformed in our relationship with God in Christ, we have a natural responsibility and desire to reach out to those around us trapped in darkness and despair, not knowing the transforming love of Christ.

Our Lenten pilgrimage is not just about renewing and deepening our own knowledge and experience of the Divine, it is about committing ourselves to the Church’s mission to reach out to, connect and draw others into the Promised Land of Risen Love, the eternal life of Christ revealed in Jesus our Lord.