Fr. Frank Majka, SJ – The Bridge

Voices (Lent 2)

I’ll let you in on a secret: I hear voices. I think we all do. In fact, I think it is impossible to live in this world without hearing voices. Some of them speak about things to believe in and hope for and people to love. Others speak words that are cynical, negative, and hateful.  Yes, many voices compete for our attention.

But there’s one voice worth listening to above all, though it’s not always easy to hear. Still, if we listen carefully, with the help of the Holy Spirit, we hear it. It’s the voice God commands us to listen for, which the Father told the apostles to listen to in the gospel reading for the second Sunday of Lent. There, on the mountain of the Transfiguration, God the Father told Peter, James, and John, Listen to my Son! Listen to him!

During this second week of Lent, listen for Christ’s voice.  It may come from someone in your family, someone at your school or job,  in an overheard offhand remark or from something you see on TV or read about in the paper. At the end of the day, ask what you’ve heard Christ saying to you.