Christ
did not enchant men; He demanded that they believe in Him: except on one
occasion, the Transfiguration. For a brief while, Peter, James, and John
were permitted to see Him in His glory. For that brief while they had no
need of faith. The vision vanished, and the memory of it did not prevent
them from all forsaking Him when He was arrested, or Peter from denying that
he had ever known Him. - W. H. Auden
Christ
did not enchant men; He demanded that they believe in Him: except on one
occasion, the Transfiguration. For a brief while, Peter, James, and John
were permitted to see Him in His glory. For that brief while they had no
need of faith. The vision vanished, and the memory of it did not prevent
them from all forsaking Him when He was arrested, or Peter from denying that
he had ever known Him. - W. H. Auden