This weekend is the second Sunday of Lent. The Gospel reading for today is from Luke 9:28-36. It's the story of the Transfiguration. Jesus takes some of His disciples up on a mountaintop and shows them the glory of God and reveals to them that He is, beyond a doubt, the Son of God.
In this story, we hear Peter say, “Master, it is good that we are here; let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." And we think something like, "Wow, Peter, you always say the wrong thing! Of course you can't stay there." But I think we are all a bit like Peter. Every time something good happens in our life and we are revealed the wondrous glory of God, we wish that we could just stay there in that moment and just breathe God's love and taste His beauty. But of course we can't stay there in that perfect peace. We have to go out into the imperfect world and face its cruelty and pain. It would be so easy to just stay there with Christ and experience the glory of Heaven. But we have to come down from the mountain. And unlike the disciples, we have to tell everyone about the glory and goodness of God.
Dear Jesus, help us to stay on track this Lent and draw us closer to You. Be with us as we tell the world about Your breath-taking beauty. Transfigure us into perfect instruments of Your infinite love and everlasting grace. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Mary, our Mother, pray for us,
and lead us to be more like your Son. Amen.
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