{"id":959,"date":"2021-08-06T10:44:50","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T17:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/?p=959"},"modified":"2021-08-06T10:46:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T17:46:01","slug":"transfiguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/06\/patristic-sources\/transfiguration\/","title":{"rendered":"TRANSFIGURATION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"490\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Transfiguration-Sinai.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Transfiguration-Sinai.jpg 490w, https:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Transfiguration-Sinai-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Transfiguration-Sinai-147x150.jpg 147w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Let us stretch our mind up towards heaven, from which we have received a Savior, Christ the Lord. 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