http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/2009/08/26/dormition-hymns-the-furnace-and-the-theotokos/ McKinney TX Homilies, scripture commentary, spiritual reflections Tue, 14 May 2013 00:17:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/2009/08/26/dormition-hymns-the-furnace-and-the-theotokos/comment-page-1/#comment-4542 Meg Lark Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:26:38 +0000 http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/?p=1080#comment-4542 I've been Orthodox for nearly 20 years, and it's only this year that the point of the Transfiguration hit home with me:  Transformation, union with God.  I'm very grateful to know that it's *supposed* to take a long time. I've been Orthodox for nearly 20 years, and it's only this year that the point of the Transfiguration hit home with me:  Transformation, union with God.  I'm very grateful to know that it's *supposed* to take a long time.

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