Transfiguration

Titian - Transfiguration

I thought it was a dream,

for we had all abandoned You to sleep

                while You prayed.

We were tired from the climb

and not yet filled

                with the Spirit.

There were two others with You,

fathers of our faith,

who had not climbed the mountain

                by our side.

Lord, You were radiant

and Moses and Elijah

had come from heaven

                to stand in Your presence.

Let us make shrines on the mountain

to honor all of you.

The next moment

fear stole our wonder.

The sky darkened with thick clouds,

as if a storm would come and blow us away.

So many times

I have been afraid,

but You have always calmed the tempest

                by Your presence.

The voice we heard

is He who we call Father from our knees.

He tells us that You are his Son

and that we should listen intently

to the one He has chosen.

copyright 2016 - Donald P James Jr

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 From the Collection; Pictures of the Messiah