page Second Sunday of Lent
Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus. Then Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." He did not know what to say, for they were terrified. Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, "This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!" Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them anymore, but only Jesus.
As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead. So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead could mean.
- Imagine yourself to be present at this scene. What is it like? What are Elijah, Moses and Jesus talking to each other about?
- How do you imagine the voice that says, "This is my son?"
- At the end of the scene, when Jesus is standing there alone, what do you want to say to him?
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|Sacred Space for Lent 2010|
By Jesuit Communication Center, Ireland