Mark 9:1-7: Jesus Transfigured
Icon: The Transfiguration
Sunday, August 28, 2022
Rather than ask for a sign of our worthiness or God’s presence, we might act on the opportunity we are given to witness to Christ’s transformation as did Peter, James and John.
When we pause in the rush of life to examine those around us . . .
When we listen for God’s voice and do as God bids us . . .
When we are loving in our approach to enemies . . .
When we are patient with ourselves, faithful to our covenant, hopeful that our impossible dreams will be realized . . .
We see miraculous conversions taking place around us constantly . . . and this is our sign.
We witness the transformation of the members of Christ’s Mystical Body, we discover that we ourselves are transfigured . . . and this is our sign.
We see the blessing of the gifts offered by the Holy Spirit . . . and this is our sign.
We keep vigil at the tomb to witness to the Resurrection of Christ and the resurrection of ourselves and so we begin to fully understand that it is through his own transfiguration that Christ transfigures each of us. And this surely and simply and certainly is our sign . . . that we are well and truly loved by God.
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Adapted from a favorite written on March 22, 2008.
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