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February 28, 2010 　2nd Sunday of Lent 　　Year C

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 03:25 — staff

Scripture: Psalm 27
              Luke 9:28-36 Luke 23:33-46
 Psalm 27 is the Responsorial Psalm for today's Mass. It is a psalm full of trust in God. King David prayed this psalm when everything seemed to be going against him. Please use it as your own prayer! Especially:"Of you (God) my heart has whispered:"Seek his face." It is your face, O Lord, that I seek; hide not your face." The word "face" stands for the whole Person.


 What is God's face like? i.e. what is God like? Who is God?
In Jesus Christ we see the true face of God. In today's Gospel we see Jesus climb a mountain, and light and glory shine out of his face. His clothes too are a brilliant white. This is the concrete way of the Gospel, saying that Jesus is truly God. Now let us go to another mountain -  Mount Calvary. Jesus is nailed to a cross. His face is covered in blood, a face full of pain. His clothes have been stripped off him. Our Jesus is truly human. Jesus is 100% the one true God, and 100% human, like us.


 Let us look at the human face of Jesus to understand the heart of our true God. At the wedding feast at Cana Jesus laughed and rejoiced with the guests. And when he met the weeping widow-mother who now lost her only son, Jesus grieved with her, as he later shed tears at his friend Lazarus' tomb. Jesus showed a tired face asleep in the front of the boat. His face showed hurt and disappointment when he was chased out of his home-town, Nazareth. He showed an angry face on behalf of the poor who were being charged high prices by the merchants in the Temple. He showed a joyful welcoming face to the mothers and children when he blessed them... Jesus showed an understanding face to Zachaeus, and a forgiving face to Peter. Jesus is alive today and lives amongst us. This is the face of God towards us today. This week let us make a short silent time to hear the whisper of our hearts. We really do yearn for the peace of meeting the gentle God of peace and life. "Be still and know that I am God" (Ps.46:11)
"O Lord, I seek your face; hide not your face from me"