Thought For The Week

A feature of any mountain road is that it usually winds its way up. It never goes from the bottom to the top in a straight line. This makes sense too as it is so much easier to climb the mountain if the path meanders gradually, rather than go straight up. It is a reflection on the journey of life too. It has to be done slowly and gradually.

The views from any part of a mountain allow us to see things from a different perspective. What we see up higher is very different to what we see below in the valley. It is sometimes good to get perspective in life. It is sometimes good to step back and away from the busyness of life, to recharge and find balance again. This really is what Lent is all about.

The Gospel story of the Transfiguration is always shared on the second Sunday of Lent which is this weekend. Transfiguration is a word that is rarely used today but it means to be changed. Jesus brought his friends up a mountain to pray. There they saw him shining with light or surrounded in light. It was one they would never forget. When difficult, challenging and upsetting days would come, the Transfiguration would give them hope and courage. Jesus became the source of light and hope.  We too need light and hope on our daily journey.

We all know that even with beautiful views up on a mountain, we must come back down. But one thing is fairly sure, we come back down changed and changed for the better. We come back to where our story continues to unfold. We pray that as our story unfolds, that it will unfold in new ways this Lent, in good ways and in ways that give our lives meaning and purpose.

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