Friends,
The transfiguration of the Lord must have been a totally unexpected event in the minds and hearts of the disciples. For them to see hear the voice of God calling out to them and indicating that Jesus was his beloved son must have been one of those incredible moments in their own faith life. Jesus was their friend, they certainly looked up to him as a teacher and a confidant, but the beloved son of God? Up to this point they were still seeing Jesus as yet another important teaching figure like Moses or an incredible prophet like Elijah, but this encounter of the transfiguration is one of many that points to Jesus being much more than that.
Sometimes God reminds us in important ways of who Jesus is and why he is so important in our lives. Are we keeping our minds and hearts ready for a transfiguration in which the Lord’s glory shines so brightly in our lives that we too realize that Jesus is much more important to our lives then what we originally though him to be. The Transfiguration opened up the possibility for the disciples to take a closer look at their friend. This lent are we taking a closer look at Jesus?

Friends, join with us to take a closer look at Jesus during our Lenten mission. The good people of St. John and St. Alexander parish are coming together for 3 nights of prayer in the desert as we focus in on the spirituality of the vertical and horizontal arms of the Cross. Our Mission is at 7:30 PM on March 1,2 & 3rd (Sunday-Tuesday) with individual confessions available on Tuesday night.

St. Alexander… pray for us
God Bless,
Fr. Mark

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