Episode Transcript
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Last year, North America was amazed and overwhelmed
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by the total eclipse.
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Even though the eclipse lasted only four minutes,
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many North Americans remained awed
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by the sudden and dramatic change in the sky.
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One Christian pastor in the US said,
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“An eclipse is an opportunity for us to be reminded
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that we live in a world made by God
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and sustained by His grace and love.”
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This weekend, we are with a few characters
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who had a similar insight to the US pastor’s.
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Abraham from the first reading
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and Peter, James, and John from the gospel reading.
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All four of them looked up
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and found something inspirational and phenomenal.
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The countless stars in the sky
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and the dazzling white clothes that
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Jesus was wearing before the three disciples.
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They were initially overwhelmed,
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but the Lord was in their feeling of awe
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not to intimidate them but to show
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how much He loved to be with them.
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We are on the journey of Lent,
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during which we also look up
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like Abraham and the three disciples.
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What we look up to is Jesus on the cross,
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which is similar to an eclipse,
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having both darkness and light.
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Yes, we see the dominion of darkness on the cross
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as it holds the wounds of the body of Jesus,
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but we also see the layer of light
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from the body of Jesus.
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That layer of light will become larger,
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and it will be revealed as the True Light,
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which we will encounter and celebrate
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in four weeks' time at the Easter Vigil.
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We too are like an eclipse,
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with the dark and bright sides of ourselves,
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but let us be patient in embracing our darkness,
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as our Lord will cover that darkness
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with His Light in the end.
