Transfigured

Journey Towards Transfiguration

Fr. Gregory Gebbia, OFM

Not all have the same Lenten journey ahead of them, but conversion does mean Christ joins the road trip. Most of us choose an incremental, glacial pathway up our sacred mountains. Others will use Lent as the guidepost that directs them towards deep change, transfiguration. Both are good and both require planning early in Lent. Incremental change is about taking a highway where distances, destinations and off ramps are clearly marked. Deep conversion, however, requires taking the road less traveled. It is often a slower paced, longer thoroughfare filled with unexpected surprises unseen on our interstates. Choosing one or the other will make your Lent!

A vocation is a call to journey with Christ up Mount Tabor’s height. A walk that leads to deep change. This dazzling, transfiguring moment enlightens us to see beyond the immediate, to hear a call we may not feel ready to answer, to be touched and moved by a passionate love that is all-consuming, yet never destroys. This first Sunday of Lent decide the path you need to take. One that you are sure will open your eyes, ears and heart to respond to the beautiful call, “come and follow me.”