Then from the cloud came a voice that said,
'This is my chosen Son; listen to him.
Luke 9:35
The entire season of Lent is meant to
provide a focus of attention and energy in some specific direction of becoming
a more Christ-like, loving, gospel-oriented individual.
In the love of
Jesus,
Fr. Lenny Zamborsky
February 27, 2005
For reflection:
God’s declaration
that “This is my chosen Son” in the presence of Moses and Elijah must have
communicated to Peter, James and John that Jesus was the fulfillment of the Old
Testament Law and prophecies. They would
have known that the command to “listen to Him” came directly from God.
Do we "listen
to Him" with the awe and respect that the disciples would have felt?
What do we do to
try to hear and understand what Jesus has to say to us?
Are we using this
Lent to discern how we are being called to become more Christ-like, loving, and
Gospel-oriented individuals?
My first reflection today was that Jesus speaks to me in quiet prayer and in the daily Mass Scripture readings,which I read ahead of time and then listen to at Mass. This Lent, Jesus is especially speaking through the Sunday Scriptures and reflections on this blog. But Jesus speaks in many other ways as well, in our day to day relationships, and in special experiences. The date of Fr. Lenny's reflection, Feb. 27, 2005, reminded me that it was right around that time that I went to El Salvador with a group of St. Louis parishioners. The song that we sang daily, as we reflected on our experiences, was "Open the eyes of my heart, Lord; I want to see you." We did, indeed, see and hear Jesus among those living in situations of poverty and violence in El Salvador. I have heard and seen Jesus, also, in other countries I've visited as part of my ministry with Notre Dame Global Missions. Would that everyone would have that experience, especially during this time of anti-immigrant sentiments. I believe we're called to see and hear the suffering Jesus in the 60 million who have been displaced during the global migrant and refugee crisis. The year of Mercy, proclaimed by Pope Francis, is a reminder of that call.
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