Going up the mountain

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In the Bible there is many times that we get a glimpse of the person of God on a mountain. We can run off a few without really thinking too hard about it. We can think of the 10 Commandments coming to Moses. Also we can think of Elijah on the mountain where God showed himself in the gentle breeze.
In today’s Gospel we get a glimpse of Jesus coming with the closest of his friends to pray. They were greeted with two other people Moses and Elijah. IT shows us that Jesus is the fulfilment of the Old Testament Law or the Torah and the Prophets shown through the person of Elijah. But it’s not this I want to focus on. I want to look at what they actually did on the mountain. They went up the mountain to pray.

They went to pray. We as Christians are made to pray. Prayer should be central to who we are. IT should be just as natural as brushing our teeth.  I suspect as for me you find that prayer actually is quite difficult.  We try and yet our minds are filled with so many distractions and therefore we struggle. We are asked during Lent to pray a little more to dedicate a little more time to God. I think that prayer is more important than ever before. We live in a Godless society and yet our need for God is ever greater. So what can we do?
As far as I am aware there are not many mountains in Bognor so we need to find our own interior mountain a place where we might be able to find God:  A place where we can communicate with God our Father and listen to him. Like the disciples a place that is good to be where we want to pitch our dwelling there.

But, like any sport we have to practice in getting to that mountain. Sometimes we get frustrated because we do not find our mountain straight away and so therefore give up. Like any relationship it takes time and we need to find our own way. Maybe this lent we can try and get closer to God by our prayer and finding a place and a time to pray: To find a time to discover our own mountain and where we can hear the voice of Jesus in our lives.

If we need inspiration or a guide in this quest we can do no better than the Lord who always went away usually by himself to pray. Use the Church, use the sea front, and find a place in your house where you feel comfortable to pray this is where we find the person of Jesus. This is where we can get to our own personal mountains and be with the Lord. Most of all though use silence so that you can hear his voice gently being with you. Let us this lent spend a little more time in prayer being with the Lord who

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