It Is Good For Us To Be Here

Not knowing exactly what was happening as Peter watched with amazement the transfiguration of Jesus...face glowing like the sun, garments white as snow, and conversing with Moses and Elijah, Peter did know that it was a "good space", the place to be and not to leave, suggesting that three tents be erected. Such a place would certainly satisfy the hungry heart, but that event happened only once, as a means of fortifying faith and preparing the disciples for the horrors of the passion and death, to which Jesus alluded on the way down from the mountain.
Occasionally there are "highs" in our lives, and we have a similar experience of "bliss", such as at the end of a retreat, or an exceptionally fantastic vacation, and a desire that the moment not end, but then "reality" strikes, sometimes in brutal contrast to the experience we've just had. Can we say then "It is good for us (me) to be here"? Can we say at ANY moment, "It is good for me to be here"? God is present in each moment, so that would make each daily event a Tabor event, if we see with the eyes of faith. Let us pray with the disciples today to see events cast in the light of the presence of Jesus, as transformative events, as fortifying reminders that Jesus is with us in the most mundane of occurrences we encounter each day. Let us be able to pray, "Lord this is good. It is good for me to be here. Amen.
Bro. Rene
I will be attending the 45th reunion of the Wheeling Central Catholic class of 1966, so I will not be delivering another slice of Daily Bread until Monday. Have a wonderful weekend...a Tabor weekend!