And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. Matthew 17:2
On the mountain Jesus was transfigured, his divine light poured through his humanness. Lent is a time of renewal, to die to self and allow light to enter the soul, like a beam shine. It is a time to wander into the depths of what lies beneath the surface, hidden like a treasure chest beneath the sea. As we journey through life we become vulnerable to good and evil. Trials and joys ebb and flow, some mature us and others leave wounds. A wound left unattended can become arteries in which other wounds can come to be. Wounds can bury themselves deep causing us to forget them. Jesus invites us to heal.
In the beginning God created everything perfectly and it was good. Human errors alter God’s perfection from this renewal may occur. Healing is a constant flow within and around us. In creation we see renewal in places where smog covered the sky is now clearing; the waters of Venice changing from murky to clear and all around the world healing of all forms is flowing. With God all things are possible.
We can come to Jesus in humility and an open heart and ask him to heal us. Like water in a stream it will flow as it will in ways we may not understand or find words, but He knows, He sees and heals all. He invites us to offer ourselves that he may shine light through us. In these times of churches being closed and confessions with a priest suspended, praying and asking Jesus to open our hearts and guide us can be begin a process of healing. Like Spring renews creation with a bud bursting to bloom, so our hearts can open to divine love. Fr. Pacwa offers a beautiful suggestion to pray and meditate on the Act of Contrition.
Act of Contrition
Oh my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended thee, and I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishment, but most of all because they offend thee my God. Who art all good and deserving of my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of thy grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasion of sin.
Peace,
Claudia
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