Words of Light and Hope from Tony Hawes

Words of Light and Hope from Tony Hawes.

Transfiguration.
And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory
of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are
being transformed into the same image from one
degree of glory to another; for this comes from
the Lord, the Spirit.
2 Cor.3.18.

The central idea in Christianity is not justification,
but transfiguration.

Nicolas Berdyaev.
‘Tis good, Lord, to be here,
yet we may not remain;
but since thou bidst us to leave the mount,
come with us to the plain.

J. Armitage Robinson.

Every bit of beauty in this world, the beauty of man,
of nature, of a work of art, is a partial transfiguration
of this world, a creative break-through to another.

Nicolas Berdyaev.

Let us open our eyes to the light that comes from God.

The Rule of St. Benedict.

Lord, open our eyes,
And we shall behold your glory.
Lord, open our ears,
And we shall hear your call.
Lord, open our hearts,
And we shall know your love.
Lord, open our hands,
And we shall know your generosity.
Lord, open our lives,
And we shall reveal your glory.
David Adam.
The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face to shine upon you,
and be gracious to you;
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
and give you peace. Amen.
Numbers 6.23-26.