All Christians today are likely familiar with the concept of being “transformed” by scripture or Christ or however you want to phrase it. This, and the idea of being a “born again Christian” which has been in vogue in evangelical circles for the last 50 years or so, speaks to a certain reality of a scriptural life and transformation. The true scriptural reality of it all is much more complex and demanding than the sort of “Christian-ese” catchphrases that get thrown around willy-nilly, but something we can all agree on is that a person's past sins always come back to haunt them, even after they are quote-unquote “transformed.” That is exactly what we see in today’s story. If we stop ourselves from projecting our personal interests into the story and we actually hear what is going on, then this fact will be as clear as day. Intro and outro music Copyright © Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA, used by permission. All rights reserved.