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Catholic Charities USA
Second Sunday of Lent
Today's Lectionary Readings
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The theme of the cross bookends the Transfiguration.
Just prior to the Transfiguration Jesus said, "Whoever wishes to
come after me must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow
me..." (Mt 16:24) and the narrative ends with, "Do
not tell the vision to anyone until the Son of Man has been raised
from the dead." (Mt 17:9). The cross indeed looms over the
Transfiguration, but Peter (c.f., "...upon this rock
(Peter) I will build my church," Mt 16:18) and the disciples
seemed unable to see it.
When Moses and Elijah appeared with Jesus and were transfigured, Peter
and the disciples fixated on the vision of the three, but lost sight
of the cross entirely. They saw Moses as the Lawgiver, but lost sight
that Moses led a slave uprising. They saw Elijah as Messiah, but lost
sight that Elijah fought battles to keep the Jewish people resilient
in the face of oppression. All Peter wanted was to remain on top
of the mountain: "Lord, it is good that we are here. If you
wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and
one for Elijah." (Mt 17:4) Like some Christians who see the
beauty of episcopal processions, brocaded albs, and starched altar
linens, but refuse to see the conditions of unhoused persons living in
tents under freeway overpasses, Peter was indeed rather myopic in his
vision.
Peter's reverie was shattered immediately by God. A bright cloud
cast a shadow over him and a voice echoed words said at Jesus'
rising from the Jordan, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am
well pleased; listen to him." (Mt 3:17 & Mt 17:5) Perhaps
out of embarrassment, but most likely out of fear, Peter and the
disciples fell prostrate - a posture of unconditional surrender - and
were rendered silent. The Transfiguration story closes with the cross
once again looming over the disciples.
Rather than staying on top the mountain, we are anxious to get back
down and do the work. As at the Transfiguration, over which the cross
casts its shadow, we also see God's glory peeking through the
clouds in the form of resilience: We see unhoused clients open up over
time and share their story. We see English learners finally getting
through their first oral presentation with confidence. Teens on
probation learn job skills, and children and parents listen to each
other and resolve simmering resentments.
Our work is Transfiguration.
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