Good to be here

Like Peter, and, by extension,
like the Virgin Mary, the other disciples,
confessors, martyrs, and many others in the great cloud of witnesses,
I dare proclaim:
"Lord, it is good for me to be here!"

And where is here?
In Your presence.
Whether it is in the glory of Tabor or the hope of the empty tomb,
in the joy of Bethlehem and Nazareth and Cana and Bethany and other towns,
in the bitter suffering of Calvary,
in the decisive journeys and affirming solitude around Galilee, Samaria and Judea,
it is always good to be where You are.

P.S. Lord, it was good to be with You among millions of people professing faith (whether with firmness, or perhaps doubt, or even some struggling) in You.  Now, let me remain in You always as I go make disciples in my home, in my relationships, in my ministry, in my life.  Amen.

And to you reading this: Happy feastday (in advance) of the Transfiguration!  Children of the Father that we are, let us ever heed His voice: "Listen to My Son."

*Originally posted on Facebook