Fully Disclosed: The Transfigured One

If you've ever gone to church or are religious at all, you know that Jesus took Peter, James and John to a mountain top where he revealed himself fully to them.  It finally dawning on the Apostles that Jesus was the Son of God.  So, basically they were able to see what was on the inside.  Jesus was fully divine, this and that, and he had been transfigured right in front of their eyes.  Could you imagine this happening?  Well, my friends, transfiguration happens right in front of our eyes on a daily basis. Sometimes we fail to see it or ignore it, but there are people in our lives who truly let us see them on the inside.  Our outsides become one with our inside and we are truly transformed and beautiful.

Transfiguration:

• a marked change in form of appearance; a metamorphosis
  
• a change that glorifies or exalts

According to my pastor, we work so hard sometimes on our outside appearance that we neglect the inside.  And sometimes we do it the other way around, but usually its the first one that we commit to.  I've been guilty of this, if only I could look fantastic on the outside or I achieve the goals I feel I'm supposed to, then everyone will accept me.  But really, it's not this outside person that I want accepted, it's my inside character.  I have been working so hard to be able to live up to the person that I know I am on the inside and I want people to know this part of me.  It's so hard when others are unwilling.  But God knows my heart, He knows me better than anyone else, and he knows that I am worthy.  Patrick said that in God's eyes we are lovable and will be accepted by those who chose to see us.  Those who choose to listen to us.  

In church, I feel whole, I feel that everything will work out. I feel that I will be reconciliated with those in my life who I feel I've hurt.  But outside the walls of church, I feel like those who I need in my life don't know what I know. They don't want to hear me...all I want is to listen and to be heard because I love.