Shine

Today is the Feast of the Transfiguration  of the Lord.  Our second reading is from Peter’s second letter.   He says beginning with a reference to the God:  "…This is my Son, my beloved, with whom I am well pleased.’  We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven while we were with him on the holy mountain. Moreover, we possess the prophetic message that is altogether reliable.  You will do well to be attentive to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.”

Are we “lamps” shining in dark places where other people may find themselves due to sadness, illness, and especially fear?  What makes the “morning star” rise in our hearts after we awake from our sleep?  Hope, charity, and love?

Stars give off light shining from millions of miles away.   Those who need us must see our light when we stand beside them.  Our “lamps” must be kept burning brightly, always.  In this way God can refer to us as “beloved” with whom God is well pleased.

Deacon David Pierce