Friday 17 February 2012

Day 14 - Road Signs for the Traveller

18 February 2012, Saturday

Gospel: Mk 9:2-13
The Transfiguration

Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led them up a high mountain where they could be alone by themselves. There in their presence he was transfigured: his clothes became dazzlingly white, whiter than any earthly bleacher could make them. Elijah appeared to them with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus. Then Peter spoke to Jesus: ‘Rabbi,’ he said ‘it is wonderful for us to be here; so let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah’. He did not know what to say; they were so frightened. And a cloud came, covering them in shadow; and there came a voice from the cloud, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him.’ Then suddenly, when they looked round, they saw no one with them any more but only Jesus.

As they came down from the mountain he warned them to tell no one what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead. They observed the warning faithfully, though among themselves they discussed what ‘rising from the dead’ could mean. And they put this question to him, ‘Why do the Scribes say that Elijah has to come first?’ ‘True,’ he said ‘Elijah is to come first and to see that everything is as it should be; yet how is it that the scriptures say about the Son of Man that he is to suffer grievously and be treated with contempt? However, I tell you that Elijah has come and they have treated him as they pleased, just as the scriptures say about him.’

Reflection

Road signs are particularly useful to drivers who are trying to find their direction in an unfamiliar place for the first time. They tell us where to turn before we arrive at the junction. Here in this Gospel, God is directing our attention to Jesus, instructing us to “listen to him” who is our Road Sign. Insofar as we follow this Sign, we will not get lost in the unfamiliar place called life, and so return safely back to our Heavenly Father.

Before making decisions in your life, do you first refer back to Jesus?


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