Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 / 2 Pt 1:16-19 / Matthew 17:1-9
There is a story of a young man who somehow thinks he is a worm, and he would hide under the bed whenever he sees a chicken. (Because chicken eats worms).
So one day, he was hiding under the bed because he saw a chicken roaming around.
His best friend decided to help him overcome his problem by going under the bed and there he told him to repeat after him，“I am a man, not a worm.”
After a few repetitions, his best friend urged him to come out and prove himself a man.
So he came out and walked around confidently. Until he saw a chicken. Then he immediately hid under the bed again.
Hid best friend went under the bed and asked him，“why didn't you believe you are a man, not a worm.”
The young man replied，“ I believe I am a man, not a worm, but does the chicken believe that?!?”
Jesus believed that He is the Beloved Son of the Father. Even in His most painful and despairing moments He believed that.
The disciples also kind of believed that Jesus was the Son of God.
But the moment trials and persecutions came along, they ran and "hid under the bed". But later on, they truly believed.
The feast of the Transfiguration, reminds us who Jesus is, and also reminds us of who we are.
May we slowly come out of our fears and weaknesses and sinfulness, and show others what we really believe in.