Reflection on the Second Sunday of Lent

In today’s Gospel, three of Jesus’ disciples experience Jesus as He is transfigured. Peter didn’t handle this episode very wisely. We learn from him how to treat the times when we realize how blessed we are that Jesus became one of us to show us that we are God’s beloved as well as to show us what we are capable of in imitation of Jesus. Peter’s mistake was that he thought he needed to do something in response to this precious event; we learn from him to be with the sacred times when we realize the sacredness of life. Relishing this sacredness, we pray that we can be effective in inviting others to see life the same way.