rich 1.0 A golden light pours through a café window. A mountain blazes with hidden glory. In this episode of Opening the Circle, we reflect on the Transfiguration as a story of transformed vision—an invitation to slow down, pay attention, and glimpse the sacred radiance shimmering beneath everyday life. What if the miraculous has been here all along, just waiting to be seen? Sources Matthew 17:1-9 in The Bible Quote from “Letting in the Golden Light” from “The Marginalian” by Maria Popova https://www.themarginalian.org/2025/02/09/oliver-sacks-love-letters/ Quote from The Irrational Season by Madeline L’Engle Quote from The Star Thrower by Loren Einsley, as quoted in “The Marginalian” by Maria Popova https://www.themarginalian.org/2024/02/03/loren-eiseley-birds/ Quote from Mary Oliver’s essay "Teach the Children" from the collection Upstream Quote from Sister Joan Chittister https://www.joanchittister.org/ The poem “Miracles” by Walt Whitman Quote from “The Sense of Wonder” by Rachel Carson Scripture commentary from The Salt Project https://www.saltproject.org/progressive-christian-blog/2020/2/18/transfiguration-salts-lectionary-commentary-for-transfiguration-sunday Reflection by Rev. Tiffany Curtis; This month's original song is from Elizabeth Fagan's folk art project Lili St Anne - learn more at https://lilistanne.com (https://lilistanne.com/) Produced by Kirsten Rudberg Opening The Circle https://audioboom.com/channels/5159209-opening-the-circle Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43749951/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8929857/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>