Today’s Thoughts: Our scripture today gives us a vision and a direction for our journey of faith. Abram, Peter, James, John and Timothy are inspired by the word of God, the vision of God and hopefully so are we!
In our Gospel (Matthew 17:1-9) today, Peter, James and John are given the opportunity to see and hear Jesus differently, not just through the eyes and ears of the world but also through the eyes and ears of faith. What they see and hear is terrifying, awesome and wonderful. Abram (Genesis 12: 1-4a) is asked to see and hear his life differently, not just through the eyes and ears of the world but also through the eyes and ears of faith. For Abram, like Peter, James and John, what he sees and hears is terrifying, awesome and wonderful. Abram is gifted with the presence of God. It is a presence that is overwhelming and terrifying but a presence that graces and blesses him in a wonderful way. God's presence in Abram's life blesses him with a covenant that will make him the father of a great nation. It was Abram's faith that helped to make his relationship with God, and the covenant with God, possible. For Peter, James and John things are a little different. Yes, they are gifted with God's presence, and it too is a presence that is overwhelming and terrifying. They encounter the breath of God's covenant in Moses and Elijah and the essence of Jesus divine nature in his transfiguration. They want to hang on to both, but quickly learn that they cannot. It is an encounter to be remembered, an encounter that they can take with them as they return to everyday life. It becomes for them an encounter of hope. Even though they must return to the struggles, difficulties, and challenges of life, even though they must go back down the mountain and continue their journey to the next mountain, Calvary, they have this memory that will keep alive the hope they need no matter what they encounter. And so, it is for us too, as we continue this journey of Lent, this journey of life. We too have an encounter with the presence of God. Perhaps it is not as terrifying or as awesome as Abram's or Peter, James and John's. And at times is quickly forgotten but if we have faith, it is the very hope that will help us continue this journey with all its struggles, with all it difficulties, with all its challenges. Our encounter with God is the Eucharist. It is our covenant, it is our mountain top, it is our moment to see and hear God not through the eyes and ears of the world, but through the eyes and ears of faith! Sunday blessings to all and don’t forget to give God a little time today!
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