Sometimes We Miss It

In the story of the Transfiguration in Luke we read that the face of Jesus changed. In addition to his clothes becoming dazzling white we are told that his face was altered. We do not know what this means exactly but perhaps on that day on the mountaintop, suggests Fredrick Buechner, the true image of God was manifest in a way the disciples managed to miss seeing most days. And what was true of the disciples is true for most of us. We all miss seeing this in each other as often as not. While scripture assures us that we are all created in the image of God, we are usually too busy or too worried or too tired to notice. Alone with Jesus, away from the business below, the disciples were able to see to the heart of things. One of the invitations of Lent is take some time away with Jesus. This time away gives us the perspective that too often eludes us, and enables us to see the divine that permeates everything and everyone. And the more we become more aware of the divine within us (that we are created in the image and likeness of God), the more clearly we can discern how God is calling us to follow him.

Fr Ken

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