We are now getting further into our Lenten journey as we commemorate the second Sunday of Lent. A lot of our families are starting their spring break this weekend. With the pandemic easing up, I know a lot of you are looking forward to some free time for some fun activities and to perhaps go out of town for a short while. We need those breaks to breathe new life into us.
By taking time off from our daily routine, we can become invigorated and renewed. It can give us a fresh perspective. In today’s Gospel, Jesus is transformed and transfigured right in front of his disciples. How they respond to the transformation they see in Jesus is up to them. We see Peter’s response, of how he wants to go inside himself rather than go out into the world, how he desires to set up some tents for Jesus and the prophets Moses and Elijah who appeared with him on that mountaintop.
This might make us think about how we want to respond to the transformation that is available to us during this holy Lenten season. The Church invites us to enter into this Lenten season of renewal, conversion, preparation, and transformation, but it is up to us to respond and to engage in this holy season.
Here at St Jude, we have been talking about the importance of gratitude during Lent. The Winnie the Pooh books were some of my favorite books to read as a small child. There is a lot of simple wisdom contain in those books. I kept the Winnie the Pooh books that I had as a child and reread them during the pandemic. One quote from Winnie the Pooh states: “Sometimes, the smallest things can take up the most room in your heart,” which can be both good or bad, depending upon what that small thing is. A warm memory from our childhood can transform us in a good way, but small resentment or anger can be very detrimental. May we ask God’s blessing upon us during this holy season, that we be transformed in good, positive ways. Father Lincoln.
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