Andrew went on to talk about transfiguring moments in the natural world and in history, of transfiguring images that appeared to change hearts and minds, of recent events that have generated both excitement and seeming dark prospects, and of moments of personal encounter – suddenly seeing others differently, or our lives differently.
He stressed the need to take time to reflect on such moments. “Your ideas mature gradually – let them grow, let them shape themselves, without undue haste. Don’t try to force them on, as though you could be today what time (that is to say, grace and circumstances acting on your own good will) will make you tomorrow.
“Only God could say what this new spirit gradually forming within you will be. Give our Lord the benefit of believing that his hand is leading you, and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself in suspense and incomplete.
“So we are all a journey of Christian discipleship. There will be a mixture of times of transfiguration, and probably much longer periods of struggle. And Jesus will be with us in both, and we are to support each other in both times.”
Read the whole of Andrew’s sermon at this link.