Finding the Holy in the ordinary. I think this is one of the great benefits of Lent. It is a call to us to renew ourselves in the spiritual disciplines and find God in the ordinary events of life.

Luke 9:28-36 is the quintessential mountaintop experience of transfiguration. We know the story. But, I want to draw your attention that this experience began with Jesus going to the mountain to pray with two of his disciples. I do not think that connection should be lost on us.

It is in prayer that we find ourselves connected to the Holy. It is in prayer that we find ourselves aware of the presence of God in the ordinary parts of our lives. For the Christian, there is not secular and sacred – everything is sacred for God is with us in it all! Prayer is a means of grace because it connects us with the God of all Grace. “May we seek to hone our sensitivity to God” in order to find the Holy in every part of our day.