Transfiguration Lent II

Listen to the Beloved

From the shining cloud the Father’s voice is heard:

This is my beloved Son, hear him.

The Transfiguration of Jesus

Luke 9:28-36

Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray.
While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white.  And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem.

Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep, but becoming fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.
As they were about to part from him, Peter said to Jesus, 

“Master, it is good that we are here;
let us make three tents,
one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

But he did not know what he was saying.  While he was still speaking,
a cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became frightened when they entered the cloud.  Then from the cloud came a voice that said,

“This is my chosen Son; listen to him.”

After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone.  They fell silent and did not at that time tell anyone what they had seen. 

Go up the Mountain,
Listen, Be Touched,
Rise Up, Become Disciples

We follow Jesus with Peter, James and John up the mountain of transfiguration.  It is good for us too to experience mystical moments with Jesus.  To recognize and listen to the ‘Beloved’ sent by the Father and revealed today in the people, events and circumstances of our lives.  We are called this week to  ‘listen to him’,  be “touched” by him, let go of our fears in his presence, be “transfigured” with him and “rise up”! 

This Week we ask ourselves, is this the moment when we rise from the dead?  As community we rise? … family, neighborhood, workplace, nation? If not NOW, then when?  Is this a time to rise up? A time of liberation and transformation? A time that make all things New? 

Listening to the Beloved, sends us beyond ourselves to pray, fast, and do good.  As Disciples of Jesus, we go beyond the mountain mystical experience to the ‘cries of the poor’ and touch our world with the non-violent peace-filled presence of God, revealed in Jesus. Together we Rise Up!

Litany of Transfiguration

R: Let me see only Jesus 

When I’m tempted to look at only my faults.  R

When troubled by the specter of doubt and defeat.  R

When I can’t see beyond the frustrations of the moment.  R

When the horizon seems distant and dark.  R

When I can’t see the point of pursuing what’s good. R

When complaining and cynicism invade my peace.  R

When I can’t face my problems.  R

When the world looks bleak.  R

When others measure and judge me.  R

When beset by depression. R

When friendship is far from me. R

When overshadowed by sorrow. R

When it’s hard to forgive. R

When things don’t make sense. R

When I think I can’t change. R

When confronted by suffering. R

When stress gets me down. R

When it’s hard to go on. R

When blinded by sin. R

When the hardness of life overwhelms me. R

When hope begins to fade. R 

Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P.

Listen to the Song of The Transfiguration
David Haas
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkUkCjlFAOE