The Lord Jesus, having taken with Him three of His disciples, ascended Mount Tabor, and was transfigured before them,1 showing Himself to them in His glory. And there appeared Moses and Elias, and they spake of His future Passion. They said (may we imagine), “Lord, it doth not behove Thee to die, for one drop of Thy Blood would be enough to redeem the world.” But the Lord Jesus answered, “The Good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep, and so I ought to die.”2 The Holy Spirit, too, was present there, under the appearance of a bright cloud, and the Voice of the Father was heard in the cloud, saying, “This is My Beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased; hear Him.” Whereupon the disciples fell to the ground ; and when they were aroused they saw no man, but Jesus only. Consider every point of this mystery, and place yourself in spirit on the Mount, and behold this glorious sight
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