Today, we celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. In actuality, what does this feast mean to us today? In the early church, there were questions about the authenticity of the Lord's transfiguration. Some people did not believe the transfiguration was a heavenly revelation. Instead, they claimed it was a myth, that is, a human creation.

In his letter, Peter denies this accusation and cites his own eyewitness account of the transfiguration. He was present when Jesus was transfigured. He saw Jesus revealed as God's Son in his heavenly glory. Jesus is "changed in appearance" as he will be in his glorified body. Appearing with him are two Old Testament figures, Moses the Law giver, and Elijah, the prophet. They are a sign Jesus will fulfill the expectations of the people.

In the first reading, Daniel reveals a vision he had in a dream. In the vision, he saw a heavenly court where the Ancient of days, God, portrayed as an old man dressed in white, was presiding from a fiery throne with wheels. Before him was a multitude of thousands and thousands of people. Then, Daniel saw one "like the son of man" coming on the clouds into the court of the Ancient One, and receives the heavenly gifts of everlasting dominion, glory and kingship over the nations.

The apostle Peter, and the prophet, Daniel were privileged to witness the glorification of Jesus. They believed. You may not have had this privilege. But do you still believe in the significance of the transfiguration? It's a question you have to ask yourself today.