If Moses had passed through death, and Elijah had been assumed into heaven, Peter, James, and John were very much alive and they represent all of us as we walk the way of faith and commitment, praying that God s will be done in our lives and that His love be shared. Even as I say that, I realize that we sometimes do have a mind-set which says we will worry about forgiveness and worry about being good and worry about death but we will, like Scarlett OHara, worry about that tomorrow. I wonder if this might be one reason we have so much drug abuse among young people. It is difficult to convince a young person that death lurks around the corner. Even when perhaps a young athlete dies as the result of a drug over-dose, most youngsters say to themselves that such a thing could never happen to them because they are wiser, more clever, or just more lucky.
Death lacks meaning, lacks reality.
Perhaps St. Paul puts things in perspective when he tells us that God has appointed apostles and teachers and helpers and made miracles happen as the Holy Spirit gives us gifts to enable us to help others to know Jesus. When we behold the Christ, changed, transformed, transfigured, we behold God at work in the world. We see love made manifest. We behold Jesus as God s Son as well as our Brother. In Lent study, worship, pray that love may abound and the kingdom of heaven may be a reality for each of you and those with whom you share it.