Our Own Transfiguration

Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18

Romans 8:31b-34

Mark 9:2-10

Divine Inspiration

Today is about transfiguration.  Jesus took three friends with him up the mountain where he knew they would have a direct experience with God.  This is rare.  We meet up with God in prayer, in our hearts.  But, how many times have we actually encountered him on a physical level?  Thankfully, we don’t have to meet up with Him physically to know that He’s there for us – always.

Whenever we suffer through a particularly difficult time or situation, wither it’s positive or negative, we come through it changed – transfigured – in some way.  We look at life differently after.  It is in that transfiguration that we see and hear God most clearly, if we are listening.  The challenge is to listen, to focus on God, to pray and meditate, rather than focusing on the experience itself.  God speaks to us in so many ways, but in those moments during and after a tough time, we are most vulnerable and therefore most open to hearing God’s voice.  If we listen and open ourselves completely to His will, we will be forever changed and transfigured in the Light of the Lord.

Amen.

Readings and Divine Inspiration from Sunday, March 4, 2012