Listen to him

How we listen to another indicates the way we will live our lives. The transfuguration puts the same words before us that we hear at the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. This is my beloved son, listen to him. This is not just about hearing what he said or reading what has been written. It is allowing his life to touch our own. We encounter Jesus  by allowing his living word to engage us more deeply. To ponder how it becomes one with us and shapes how we think and act. This heartfelt response challenges us to not be afraid that God reaches out to us to enter into a living and life giving relationship. We are called to listen to his voice in the way we live.