Dear Friends,

God morning to all. Hope, you are all safe and healthy. Today we celebrate the second Sunday of Lent. The liturgy of word of God invites us to listen to Christ who suffered, died and rose again for us. If we listen to Him, we shall be successful in our journey with him in our life.

Our first reading from the book of Genesis speaks about the story of Abraham and his success in a test to sacrifice his Son Isaac. He was put to test and he remained faithful to God. God did not require him to do anything that He Himself would not do. In fact, the command to Abraham to offer his only son prefigures how God would later offer his own son for our salvation. God prevented the sacrifice of Isaac because, Abraham’s faith was firm. we can learn three messages from Abraham. The first is that he was attentive to the word of God and obeyed God’s command. The second is his trust in God. The is third is, his generosity towards God. This is a season to pause, and to ask God: “Please Lord, what must I do to make you happy? The answer is simple. We must be ready to listen to God and, to do what he asks us to do as Abraham did.

Our second reading is very encouraging because it is full of hope. “If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but handed him over for us all, how will he not also give us everything else along with him?” (Rom 8:31). God is ready to do anything good to save us. All that we need to do is to continue to listen to Christ attentively. God is ready to make sure that we get to our destination this season, because Christ is with us on our journey.

Today’s gospel speaks the transfiguration of Jesus. He manifests his glory to three of his disciples. The transfiguration reflects the divinity of Jesus. Transfiguration is simply a glimpse of the gift and glory of God. Today, Christ reveals his future Glory. However, to attain the fullness of this glory, He must first suffer and be crucified. This is a road that we must also walk to partake in this glory. It is a message of hope. This is because God revealed to us the glory which will be ours through Christ. God spoke eloquently and confirms the lordship of Jesus Christ: “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” (Mk 9:7). However, He demands only one thing from us: “Listen to him!” Listening to Christ means transforming our lives and changing our ways. It means living according to the word and will of God we hear every day. So, our readings today are clear: seek to do the will of God in all things, believe that Christ died and was raised from the dead for us.

Finally, if we respond to these quickly, rather than being indifferent, then we have listened to Jesus Christ, the beloved son of God. If we do this well, then, we are walking in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living and we also can be transfigured by our complete belief in Him.

Have a happy and Blessed Sunday!

Yours in Jesus Christ,
Fr. Doss

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