LISTEN TO HIM
II SUNDAY OF LENT
A priest visited a patient to administer the last sacrament. He invited the patient to make the profession of faith.
Priest: Do you believe in God?
Patient: He did not respond.
The priest repeated the question several times. Each time he refused to respond.
Finally, the priest asked him the reason for his reluctance to make the profession of faith.
“I do not want to take a risk until I know where I am heading to.” he replied.
Today is the second Sunday of lent. At this time, we need to ask this important question: Where am I heading? Am I on the right path or not?
The gospel reading today is the Transfiguration of Jesus. This event reminds us of the destiny God wishes for every human being - that they share everlasting life with Him in heaven
"Many years ago, when Leonardo da Vinci was painting The Last Supper, he looked for someone to be a model for Jesus. Eventually he found a local choirboy in a church in Rome named Pietro Bandinelli, who not only had lovely features, but also lived a good life. Years passed, but the painting was still not finished because he needed someone to use as a model for Judas Iscariot and he wanted someone whose face was hard and sinful. At last, he saw a beggar on the streets of Rome with such an evil face. He thought twice about asking him; but he did so, and painted his face on his canvas. As he finished, he asked the man his name and he replied, 'I am Pietro Bandinelli, I also sat for you as your model for Christ. The sinful life he had lived had so disfigured the face that had first attracted da Vinci, he now thought it to be the most villainous in the whole of Rome!"
The second question we need to ask is “how do I look today”. We have to look in the mirror of Jesus. In the image of God, we were created. We are the Children of God. There is a possibility that we disfigured our image through our sin. This is the time to transfigure our image by turning to the Gospels.
The way God recommended for us is the way of Jesus. Our general inclination is to approach God with our plan. Peter did it. He said: It is good to be here. We will build three tends. God disapproved his suggestion. Instead, God said,” Listen to Jesus and accept his plan. He is the way”. As Paul said to the Romans: If God is for us, who can be against us? Abraham realized this. Hence, he never doubted about ‘who comes first in his life’.
II SUNDAY OF LENT
A priest visited a patient to administer the last sacrament. He invited the patient to make the profession of faith.
Priest: Do you believe in God?
Patient: He did not respond.
The priest repeated the question several times. Each time he refused to respond.
Finally, the priest asked him the reason for his reluctance to make the profession of faith.
“I do not want to take a risk until I know where I am heading to.” he replied.
Today is the second Sunday of lent. At this time, we need to ask this important question: Where am I heading? Am I on the right path or not?
The gospel reading today is the Transfiguration of Jesus. This event reminds us of the destiny God wishes for every human being - that they share everlasting life with Him in heaven
"Many years ago, when Leonardo da Vinci was painting The Last Supper, he looked for someone to be a model for Jesus. Eventually he found a local choirboy in a church in Rome named Pietro Bandinelli, who not only had lovely features, but also lived a good life. Years passed, but the painting was still not finished because he needed someone to use as a model for Judas Iscariot and he wanted someone whose face was hard and sinful. At last, he saw a beggar on the streets of Rome with such an evil face. He thought twice about asking him; but he did so, and painted his face on his canvas. As he finished, he asked the man his name and he replied, 'I am Pietro Bandinelli, I also sat for you as your model for Christ. The sinful life he had lived had so disfigured the face that had first attracted da Vinci, he now thought it to be the most villainous in the whole of Rome!"
The second question we need to ask is “how do I look today”. We have to look in the mirror of Jesus. In the image of God, we were created. We are the Children of God. There is a possibility that we disfigured our image through our sin. This is the time to transfigure our image by turning to the Gospels.
The way God recommended for us is the way of Jesus. Our general inclination is to approach God with our plan. Peter did it. He said: It is good to be here. We will build three tends. God disapproved his suggestion. Instead, God said,” Listen to Jesus and accept his plan. He is the way”. As Paul said to the Romans: If God is for us, who can be against us? Abraham realized this. Hence, he never doubted about ‘who comes first in his life’.
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