Transfigured

"'Rabbi, it is good for us to be here.'"- Peter in the Transfiguration story in the Gospel of Mark

Today is the Feast of the Transfiguration, one of my favorite feast days. Having had my eight-day silent retreat, I too have thought, "It is good for me to be here." I enjoyed my time with Jesus on the mountaintop, as painful as some of the realizations and insights were. I felt beloved. I felt stilled enough to receive the gifts given.

I have one more day of vacation away before I return home. I am off the mountaintop already but not yet back in routine. That won't happen for another couple of weeks yet. I want to put into practice all that I can from the lessons learned during my transfiguration. I hope that as today's First Reading says that I can be "attentive to this as a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in (my) heart."

Peace,

Suzanne