GLORY AND DARKNESS
In both our first reading and the Gospel, we encounter the glory of God revealed. We hear about Jesus, whose clothing became dazzling white; and Moses who talked to God and saw his descendants as numerous as stars in the sky.
And while it is tempting to imagine such moments as joyful, they were not– for either Moses or Jesus’ disciples. Because just after God was revealed, in both cases, darkness, and as a result, fear – overshadowed them. And in that darkness, God spoke to Moses: “To your descendants I give this land.” And similarly, God said to the disciples “this is my beloved son, listen to him.”
I often wonder if darkness or suffering is what we require to hear the voice of God most clearly? As much I would like to think not, this is often true.