Today's Gospel is the Transfiguration and in the Collect we pray to be nourished with God's word, so that we may rejoice to behold His glory.
The first reading is from the Book of Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18
"The Lord God took Abram outside and said, 'Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so, he added, shall your descendants be."
Responsorial Psalm: "The Lord is my light and my salvation"
Second Reading is from Paul's Letter to the Philippians 3:17-4:1.
The Gospel is from Luke 9: 28-36
Luke tells us how Jesus took Peter, John and James and went up the mountain to pray. He was transfigured while praying. Then, Moses and Elijah appeared in glory and conversed with Jesus. Then, from a cloud came a voice that said, "This is my chosen Son, listen to Him"
I love this Gospel and often find that Jesus is inviting me to go up the mountain with Him. God the Father also tells me to listen to His chosen Son.
Now, we are all praying for peace and so those prayers are being carried to heaven, but maybe God is waiting for us to show that we are really ready to sacrifice in order to stop this fighting.
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