PRAYER MOMENT
Wednesday
6 August 2014, The Transfiguration
IT
IS WONDERFUL TO BE HERE
Pause. Be there on the mountain.
Reading: Peter said to Jesus, “It is
wonderful for us to be here; so let us make three tents, one for you, one for
Moses and one for Elijah.” (Matt17:1-9)
Reflection. It is an awkward word but
the “transfiguration”, kept on 6 August forty days before the Triumph of the
Cross (Sept 14), is a moment when Jesus removes the veil for a moment and
reveals something of who he is to three chosen disciples. Ignatius of Loyola would
call this “consolation” – a moment when a person is flooded with a joyful sense
of the divine presence. I feel sure we have all had such moments, even if for
an instant. The trouble is it did not prevent those three disciples running
away at the passion and leaving Jesus alone and, we have to add, Peter even
denied he ever knew him. So there is something in our make-up by which we
quickly forget the inspirations and gifts we receive from God and we slip back
into something more comfortable and less threatening.
Prayer. Lord Jesus, you showed
yourself to the disciples for a moment in a glorious way. Help us to cleave to
you even when we do not feel your presence. Amen
David Harold-Barry SJ
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