The readings on this great Feast day show us glorious visions of God Almighty in full splendor, granting Glory to Jesus Christ. We see it in the mighty cosmic vision in Daniel.
And we certainly see a dazzling picture of Christ in the reading from the Gospel of St. Matthew. But God doesn't stop with Jesus's appearance changing into something totally awesome. God furthermore confirms that His Glory in His Son through an announcement naming Him as His Son, and calling the three Apostles--and us--to listen to Him. Indeed, He is the One to whom Moses and all the prophets point as the fulfillment of the Law and prophets, so that now He is the One we should listen to and follow.
The vision is one that truly pervades us: We give glory to Christ as we open ourselves to being transfigured to be like Him, so that in our interactions with this world, we reveal His presence to others, so that they join in glorifying Him.
We rejoice that God has given us so great a vision of His glory, which helps us realize that His glory is all around us, and has come to us in a special way in Jesus Christ--just like we celebrate on Nativity on the Lord and other feasts. So we have great assurance of the glorious reality which we shall one day enter even as it is present to us now.
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