Step 7 Journey of Prayer

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Step 7 Journey of Prayer

• Preparing to meet the Outside World

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1 And he said to them, "I tell you the truth,
some who are standing here will not taste death
before they see the kingdom of God come with
power. 2 After six days Jesus took Peter, James
and John with him and led them up a high
mountain, where they were all alone. There he was
transfigured before them. 3 His clothes became
dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world
could bleach them. 4 And there appeared before
them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with
Jesus. 5 Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good
for us to be here. Let us put up three
shelters--one for you, one for Moses and one for
Elijah. 6 (He did not know what to say, they
were so frightened.) 7 Then a cloud appeared and
enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud
"This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him! 8
Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer
saw anyone with them except Jesus. 9 As they
were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them
orders not to tell anyone what they had seen
until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
Mark 91-9
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Step 7

• Preparing to meet the Outside World

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As you journey out of the labyrinth, take your
encounter with God with you. Reflect on how
this encounter might affect or change you. John
says that God became flesh and blood and moved
into the neighborhood. Think about how you
might allow God to be made flesh in your life and
in your neighborhood.
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Freely, freely you have received. Freely,
freely give Take eat. Take out.
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As we meet with God and receive, think about
taking the light out into the world. And about
what it might illuminate. Even if you are only a
bright spark, kindle. Kindle the life and the
light you received from the heart of the
Son. You might even get fired up.
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You might blaze a trail, Stand up for
others, Seek out injustice, Protest on behalf
of the innocent, Carry a torch for the
unloved, Demonstrate for love. Demonstrate love
itself.
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Mary was also given a challenge. She was asked
to carry the Word, the pulse of the cosmos within
her. She literally carried God into the world.
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Mary said yes and changed the course of
history Took a gamble on the divine, flouted
the odds, Evened the score with
darkness, Carried the light of the world and
allowed it to shine. So that we might see it and
respond.
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She had a choice, as we have a choice. Choice
cuts sometimes like a sword to the heart. It
did for her.
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Choose carefully. Jesus was no robothe made
agonizing choices. Stood up, stood out, and was
crucified for it. Look where that got him,
they said. It got him all the way to us.
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You can choose a lifestyle. Or, you can choose
life. The choice, as they say, is yours.
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So where do we go from here? As the journey
seems to be ending, it is only just beginning.
We are caught between a world that is passing,
and a world that is yet to come. A world of
the now, and the not yet
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Someone once spoke of a road less traveled. Of a
narrow path. Today, we are going on a journey.