{"id":2523,"date":"2023-03-05T06:54:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T06:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/turveyabbey.org.uk\/blog\/?p=2523"},"modified":"2023-03-05T06:54:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T06:54:01","slug":"second-sunday-in-lent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/turveyabbey.org.uk\/blog\/?p=2523","title":{"rendered":"Second Sunday in Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/turveyabbey.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/suddenly-a-bright-cloud-covered-them-with-shadow-and-from-the-cloud-there-came-a-voice-which-said-This-is-my-Son-the-Beloved-he-enjoys-my-favour.-Listen-to-him..png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/turveyabbey.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/suddenly-a-bright-cloud-covered-them-with-shadow-and-from-the-cloud-there-came-a-voice-which-said-This-is-my-Son-the-Beloved-he-enjoys-my-favour.-Listen-to-him.-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2524\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Genesis 12:1-4<br>2 Timothy 1:8-10<br>Matthew 17:1-9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week we accompanied Jesus to the desert and this week we are invited to make the climb up a high mountain. We find ourselves in the company of Peter, James and John and watch as Jesus is transfigured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew&#8217;s hearers would have been at home on the mountain top. They would have known this as the place of encounter par excellence. In the Book of Exodus, before Moses ascends Mt Sinai to receive the Law, <strong>&#8216;there were peals of thunder on the mountain and lightning flashes, a dense cloud, and a loud trumpet blast&#8217;.<\/strong> God calls Moses to climb the mountain and he obeys. Moses will be called several more times to meet God on the mountain and each encounter will shape salvation history. Encountering God changes Moses&#8217; physical appearance: <br><strong>&#8216;the skin on his face was radiant after speaking with the Lord.&#8217;<\/strong>. Commentators suggest that this phenomenon marks Moses out as someone who not only speaks God&#8217;s word but who also embodies it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a rich theological backdrop to the account of the Transfiguration. Each element of the story stands in continuity with the history of Israel. For Peter, James and John this moment can be seen as a strengthening for all that lies ahead. They will accompany Jesus in his passion and death. This moment in and out of time is to reassure them that God&#8217;s glory is woven through all that they will experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Towards the end of the Gospel passage comes a line which always stands out for me: <strong>And when they raised their eyes they saw no one but only Jesus.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let this be our hope this Lent, that in all that unfolds we may see no one but only Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genesis 12:1-42 Timothy 1:8-10Matthew 17:1-9 Last week we accompanied Jesus to the desert and this week we are invited to make the climb up a high mountain. We find ourselves in the company of Peter, James and John and watch as Jesus is transfigured. Matthew&#8217;s hearers would have been at home on the mountain top. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/turveyabbey.org.uk\/blog\/?p=2523\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Second Sunday in Lent&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-monastic","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/turveyabbey.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/turveyabbey.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/turveyabbey.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/turveyabbey.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/turveyabbey.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2523"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/turveyabbey.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2622,"href":"http:\/\/turveyabbey.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523\/revisions\/2622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/turveyabbey.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/turveyabbey.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/turveyabbey.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}