Guest House Daily Reflections

When God took on human flesh in Mary’s womb, when he was later born in Bethlehem and throughout his earthly life, his divine beauty was hidden—so much so that when he began his public life relatives and neighbors said: “Where did he get all this?” In the transfiguration the glory concealed within his ordinary body was momentarily revealed to the disciples, as when a curtain before a precious painting is suddenly pulled back. There’s more going on than meets the eye—and there always has been!