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2nd Sunday of Lent - Translated To English

The document reflects on the Second Sunday of Lent, emphasizing the journey of faith as a pilgrimage, particularly through the stories of Abraham and Jesus. It highlights the importance of trusting in God's promises despite challenges and uncertainties, encouraging believers to persevere in their faith. The transfiguration of Jesus serves as a model for following Him, reminding us to remain committed to our spiritual journey towards fellowship with God.

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2nd Sunday of Lent - Translated To English

The document reflects on the Second Sunday of Lent, emphasizing the journey of faith as a pilgrimage, particularly through the stories of Abraham and Jesus. It highlights the importance of trusting in God's promises despite challenges and uncertainties, encouraging believers to persevere in their faith. The transfiguration of Jesus serves as a model for following Him, reminding us to remain committed to our spiritual journey towards fellowship with God.

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2nd Sunday of Lent

Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18

Philipians 3:17 – 4:1

Luke 9:28b-36

Believe to Understand…

Dear brothers and sisters!

We often hear people say that life is a journey. To add a religious tone to that
journey, people describe life as a pilgrimage. A term that the Church often uses to
describe her journey on earth. The Church celebrates this year as the Jubilee Year of
Hope, and we are invited to be pilgrims who have hope and become that hope for
others.

The sacred readings on the Second Sunday of Lent help us to reflect again on our
journey or pilgrimage. Abraham, in the first reading, made a journey/Exodus out of his
hometown, Ur of the Chaldaeans. One time, after leaving his hometown, God invited
Abraham to come out of his tent, to look at the sky and count the stars. As many as the
stars will be Abraham's descendants, God promised. Another promise of God to
Abraham was that his name would be great and Abraham's descendants would be a
blessing to many people. Abraham believed in God, and God counted it as
righteousness. Abraham is known as the Father of the faithful. We know that his
journey of faith was not always smooth. His faith was continually tested. Regarding
the promise of descendants, Abraham only got Isaac at the age of one hundred. It didn't
stop there; Isaac was asked to be sacrificed. Abraham really didn't understand.

Throughout his life, Abraham has been willing to follow God, but not totally.
Afraid of putting his life completely in God's hands, Abraham doubted God's promises
(Gn 15:2-3) and pursued his own plans rather than God's ways (16:2-4). But here,
finally, Abraham puts everything on the altar, holding nothing back—not even his
beloved son—from God. He trusts in the Lord, who promised him, “Through Isaac
shall your descendants be named” (Gn 21:12), even though he has no idea how God will
keep His promise if Isaac is sacrificed. Abraham has come to believe that God will do so
somehow, even if that meant He would have to raise Isaac from the dead (see Heb 11:16-
19).

Abraham’s journey reflects our own journey of faith. We struggle to keep


trusting God. In the midst of things happening in our lives that we don’t know why,
our faith is truly tested and challenged. Do we persevere or do we say to God, this is
enough, Lord! My faith ends here. In the life of Abraham, God was asking Abram to
have faith in what he could not see. Abram knows the stars are there in the sky, even
though he cannot see them, and now he realizes that God is calling him to have similar
faith in His promise that he would have many descendants—even though he cannot yet see

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a single son. As St. Paul says, “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of
things not seen” (Heb 11:1).

Dear fellow pilgrims!

In the Gospel reading, we see Jesus transfigured. Jesus took Peter, John, and James
to pray up the mountain. While he was praying, his face changed in appearance, and his
clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses
and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to
accomplish in Jerusalem. There was Moses visible in that glory. We also know that, like
Abraham, Moses also made a journey. Moses brought the Israelites out of
Egypt/Moses carried out the Exodus. Moses was a great prophet, but he also doubted
God's promises. He was the doubter who guided the grumbling Israelites through
the wilderness. The Doubter among the Grumblers. Moses almost gave up, but then
kept trusting God. We must also have grumbled on our journey of faith. Once again, can
we survive or give in to the situation?

In the Gospels, it is said that when Jesus was transfigured, Jesus was chatting with
Moses and Elijah about his journey or Exodus to Jerusalem. We know what this
journey is. That the end of this journey was his crucifixion and then his
resurrection. This journey of Jesus is a model for us to follow. Because He is our
teacher. He not only advised, gave ethical ideas, but he exemplified what he taught. Let
us ask ourselves, have I been serious and committed to following the Master?

Once again, fellow pilgrims, when we look at our journey of faith, there are so
many situations when we question our faith. And this is a very real thing. Especially
when faced with things that we do not understand one by one happening in our lives. In
the face of this situation, we are invited to continue to trust God and surrender to
Him. Trust in the path that we have chosen and commit to being faithful in this
pilgrimage. Saint John, who witnessed the event of Jesus' transfiguration, then wrote
and strengthened us that, what we (I) have seen and heard we proclaim now to you, so
that you too may have fellowship with us; for our fellowship is with the Father and with his
Son, Jesus Christ (1 John 1:3). To be in fellowship with the Father and Son, Jesus
Christ, is our destination in this pilgrimage, or St Paul says, our citizenship is in
Heaven. Let’s pray for it! Let’s us hope for it!

God bless you all…

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