Shortly after being elected to the papacy, Pope Benedict XVI
addressed the youth stating, “The world offers you comfort, but you were not
made for comfort, you were made for greatness!”
Yet, how many of us our willing to settle for comfort? It’s the story of all our lives, but also the
story of St. Peter at the Transfiguration!
The Transfiguration is a comforting moment for the
Apostles. Jesus was giving them comfort
and assurance in that moment, so that they can endure what was to come; his
passion and death. St. Peter however
didn’t want to leave, “can we just stay here?!”
The only problem is; if Jesus and the Apostles stayed on the mountain
top in comfort, there would be cross and therefore no resurrection and
redemption of all of humanity.
We constantly find our lives in a state of comfort. My couch is so much nicer than the gym, or
better yet, than kneeling before the blessed Sacrament in the chapel. But my life was not meant to be spent on the
couch, but to achieve greatness with the Lord.
This, however, is only possible if leave the mountain of comfort and
face the cross lies ahead. Yes, it
involves facing the cross and sacrifices, but our faith does not end with the
cross. It ends with the
Resurrection. In this Lenten season,
let us not settle for the various comforts of life, but let us strive for the
greatness that lies past the cross; the resurrection!
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