If you’re Catholic, you know Jesus is the Lord. We profess this at every Mass, at the beginning of every Rosary. It’s a simple truth — one we’ve encountered at different points in our lives.
Some of you, like me, may have known this from a young age. I have vivid memories of fingers pointing toward the cross at church, telling the little me in her Sunday best, “That’s Jesus.” Others may have learned this later on in life.
Peter, James, and John first encountered Him by the Lake of Gennesaret. When the crowd pressed in on Jesus, He got into their boat to teach. Afterward, it was the miraculous catch of fish that led Peter to fall at His feet and say, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.” And yet — despite this honest confession — Jesus still called them to follow.
And they did.
From that moment on, Peter, James, and John gave up their lives and followed Jesus. They traveled with Him as He fulfilled His mission: preaching the Word, healing the sick. They knew who Jesus was. They called Him Master. They dropped everything at His word. They followed Him wherever He went. They were even part of His inner circle, witnessing the raising of Jairus’ daughter and His agony in Gethsemane.
Throughout their journey, they saw countless signs of Jesus’ divinity — how He healed the sick, cast out demons, calmed storms, and even walked on water.
And yet, on the mountain of the Transfiguration, it still caught them by surprise.
I invite you to reflect on this today, friends.
Wherever you are in your spiritual journey, you can find yourself in the apostles. Maybe you’re in a season of full surrender, following Jesus wholeheartedly. Maybe you’re just meeting Him, still learning who He is. Wherever you are, ask yourself this:
Do I truly recognize Jesus as the God that He is?
Do I believe in how greatly He can move in my life, if I fully surrender it to Him?
The Transfiguration reminds us: there is always more to the Lord.
If you think you already know enough about Him — you don’t.
If you think there’s nothing more He could do that would surprise you — think again.
He is so much greater than our minds can ever comprehend.
