Transfirguation (post script)

In the Transfiguration the disciples were seeing the glory which was Christ's from all eternity but had, up to that point, been veiled from their eyes. Today I realized that I was experiencing an actual veil-lifting.

Seattle is surrounded by mountains and the most breathtaking of them all is Mt. Rainier. It stands alone: a snow-topped volcano southeast of Seattle, 14,411 ft in elevation, dangerous and dazzling.

Because Seattle is rainy and cloudy much of the year (stop feigning surprise), I sometimes forget about Mt. Rainier. I don't see it, so I forget that it's there. But then on a day like today, clear, brilliant and summer-splendid, I see Mt. Rainier and am stirred with awe. The veil of clouds lifts, and my eyes see what has been there all along.