2 Corinthians 3

“We all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” – 2 Corinthians 3:16

“Every moment and every event of every person’s life on earth plants something in his soul.” – Thomas Merton

What is being planted in your soul?

“The key pathology of our time, which seduces us all, is the reduction of the imagination so that we are too numbed, satiated and co-opted to do serious imaginative work.” – Walter Brueggemann

Transformed – metamorphoó – where we get the word metamorphosis

We contemplate the Lord’s glory to discover more of God and to discover that which is deepest within us.

“Are we to paint what’s on the face, what’s inside the face, or what’s behind it?” – Pablo Picasso

Do we see what is deepest within us and others or do we see a veil?

The work of a self-portrait compared to a selfie

“Above all, trust in the slow work of God. ” “Above all, trust in the slow work of God.” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Transformation – you can’t manufacture it Transformation – you can’t manufacture it. It is the work of the Spirit of God. It comes to us as gift. We are invited to receive the gift and participate by turning toward God, contemplating God and discovering that which is deepest within us is of God. What does it look like for you to participate in that gift this week?