Dear Parishioners:
Frustration is a common experience. All human being experience the “pull” that
comes from things not being as we want them to be.
As with most human experiences, there is something good
about this and something not so good. We
get caught up in our frustration in a negative way when its source is from
ourselves, noticing the fact that the world is not shaped according to our own
desires. Our thoughts and feelings
created by the difference between the way the world is and the way we would
have it if we were in charge keep us focused on ourselves.
On the other hand, there is also a kind of frustration that
comes from acknowledging that things are not the way they should be and that
they could be better. This frustration
is not focused on ourselves, but on the goal.
It can supply us with an impulse toward growth and an encouragement to persevere
on the quest for something greater.
The Transfiguration is a sharing in the vision God has for
human beings. Peter, James and John are
privileged to see the glory of the Lord and to have imprinted on their minds
and hearts the hope of our earthly journey.
When the experience takes place, they do not understand. But it prepares them personally for the scandal
of the Cross. When Jesus’ Passion and
Resurrection are fulfilled, they will remember the Transfiguration and it will
begin to make sense for them.
Each one of us is destined for glory. All our companions on the journey are
destined for glory. The frustrations and
struggles of living in the world before glory is manifested are meant to be a
reminder that what we will one day know comes at a cost, but at a cost that is
worth it.
May our continued journey through Lent open our hearts to
the hints of glory that are all around us.
May we begin to see our companions on the journey in the light of glory.
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