The Dazzling Light of Christ
AM Psalm 2, 24 • Exodus 24:12-18 • 2 Corinthians 4:1-6
PM Psalm 72 • Daniel 7:9-10,13-14 • John 12:27-36a
The Transfiguration is hard to imagine yet delightful to ponder. This moment has captured many artists’ hearts and creative spirits over the centuries. I spent some time praying over images of the Transfiguration as I thought about writing this reflection. I want to introduce you, or reacquaint you, with a practice called visio divina. It is much like lectio divina.
Spend several minutes looking carefully at the image. Observe the whole and the details of the image.
Find a couple of spots that stand out to you. This could be a face, a small detail, a color, or a particular brush stroke. Notice what draws your attention.
Rest in those details and pray on them. Continue to look at the image or close your eyes and keep those portions of the image in mind.
Discover what God is revealing to you in the image. How is God calling and leading you? What do you learn about God and how do you integrate that learning? How are you changed from this process?
I found the following image of the Transfiguration and it offered so much fruit for reflection and prayer. Join me in the process of visio divina. How is Christ transfigured in your time with the image? How does your prayer practice connect to the readings for today? How is God’s light revealed to you?
Today as we remember the Transfiguration and as I enjoy the practice of visio divina, I am reminded that we are ever transformed in Christ. The light of Christ is with us and spread through us.
“Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.”
Image credit: James B. Janknegt, www.bcartfarm.com. Used with permission.
Written by Adelyn Tyler-Williams
Adelyn delights in connecting art and spirituality. She enjoys using art as a means of prayer and reflection, whether she is creating her own or praying with another person’s artwork. Adelyn sews, paints, embroiders, draws, occasionally sculpts, and often hand letters. The more glitter and sparkle the better; perhaps that is part of the captivating nature of the Transfiguration.