On this second Sunday of Lent, the church offers us the opportunity to reflect on beautiful texts, particularly on the account of the transfiguration of Christ. We notice that in the three readings, God is not a solitary God but a God who journeys with humanity and desires that humanity do the same. As human beings, we should also have this desire, this thirst, to journey with God. He has revealed himself to us through his word, through the prophets, through the law, and most humanly through his Son.

Father Joven Matugas, SX, during the Lenten recollection with the youth of the parish of the Holy Martyrs of Uganda in Kabala, pointed out to us that Lent usually finds us here in Sierra Leone during the dry season when the trees are drying up. However, it is at this moment that the roots of the trees delve into the depths of the earth to seek water. Thus, we can observe with Father Joven that the trees represent us as human beings, and the roots are our souls, which should naturally and normally desire to seek God in all His depths. This time of Lent reminds us, especially through today's readings, that we cannot define ourselves as human unless we walk with God, see Him, seek Him, and love Him. One question we can ask here: What does walking with God have to do with today's readings? Or rather, what does it mean?

In the first reading, we see that the summit of Christian life is clear but demanding. We see how Abraham responds to God's call by saying, "Here I am," ready to do whatever you tell me. Here, journeying with God is resolved in doing His will, and this is the summit of our Christian life. How often is it difficult for us to abandon the things we cherish to follow God's will? To be Christian is to be surrounded by the One who created us and who wants us to walk in His light or in the paths of His footsteps. Following the example of Abraham who did not hesitate to offer his only son, Isaac. Let us have that desire to throw ourselves and dare to do what the One who called us expects from us. May the Spirit of God help us to be aware of our "Isaac" by being able to put it into perspective for the good of evangelization? Perhaps our Isaac today is the phone, technology, relationships that do not help us walk with Christ, or the attachment to a non-evangelical life that does not help us recognize the light of Christ in others. May we today be able to sacrifice everything for the love of the Gospel? Thus, we can say this motto, dearer to the Sisters of Mary Xaverian: by sacrificing everything, I find everything in the One who called me. In addition, with Saint Paul, if God is with us, nothing can be against us.

In the Gospel of this second Sunday of Lent, we see that in every vocation story, there is always God who takes the first step; indeed, He took Peter, James, and John with Him to journey with them. Aware of this logic, we cannot boast of the call that God launches to us today, for He is the architect and we are His work. Especially in this time of repentance, let us say with Peter that we would like to remain with the Lord by building three tents. Certainly, the Lord does not need us to be God, but He needs us to testify to His wonders. To remind our brothers and sisters that He is the light illuminating our darkness and who wants us to be light for others. We can also undoubtedly confirm that the transfiguration of the Lord is not only a historical fact but also a reality touching our reality today by calling us to present to the Lord our darkness, so that He transforms them into light, our shadowy areas into areas of new beginnings. Let us not neglect the law; let us always believe in prophecy. For these two presences were not omitted by the evangelist Mark in this account.

May our mother, the Most Holy Virgin Mary, support us in our journey towards Easter, and may through her intercession, we never lose sight of the light of Christ. Let us walk in His light, and we will not lose our way.