Fr. Mike Schmitz

And so, Lord God, before I even can ask, before I can even ask what I wish for, I ask that you please give us all a spirit of clarity, a spirit of actually knowing what it is that our heart longs for, knowing what it is that we really truly desire. Because our hearts are a cloud of misjudgment. Our hearts are clouded by a number of contradictory desires.

And so, Lord God, before I even can ask, before I can even ask what I wish for, I ask that you please give us all a spirit of clarity, a spirit of actually knowing what it is that our heart longs for, knowing what it is that we really truly desire. Because our hearts are a cloud of misjudgment. Our hearts are clouded by a number of contradictory desires.

And so, Lord God, I don't even know what my heart wants half the time. And so I ask that you please, before I can give you any answer of what it is that you want me to do for you, I need to know what it is. I need to receive a pure heart from you, a pure heart that can see not just other people well, but also see what it is that is in the depth of my heart.

And so, Lord God, I don't even know what my heart wants half the time. And so I ask that you please, before I can give you any answer of what it is that you want me to do for you, I need to know what it is. I need to receive a pure heart from you, a pure heart that can see not just other people well, but also see what it is that is in the depth of my heart.

And so, Lord God, I don't even know what my heart wants half the time. And so I ask that you please, before I can give you any answer of what it is that you want me to do for you, I need to know what it is. I need to receive a pure heart from you, a pure heart that can see not just other people well, but also see what it is that is in the depth of my heart.

God, I want to approach you always with clarity. I want to approach you always with confidence and with courage. And so I ask that you please send into my heart, into the hearts of all those who are praying with me now, that spirit of clarity, of confidence, and of courage. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, amen.

God, I want to approach you always with clarity. I want to approach you always with confidence and with courage. And so I ask that you please send into my heart, into the hearts of all those who are praying with me now, that spirit of clarity, of confidence, and of courage. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, amen.

God, I want to approach you always with clarity. I want to approach you always with confidence and with courage. And so I ask that you please send into my heart, into the hearts of all those who are praying with me now, that spirit of clarity, of confidence, and of courage. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, amen.

Okay, gosh, oh brother, here we go. So it's so incredible. I mean, there's so many things that I wanna highlight, as I'll say, every single time we get to the gospels, because there's just, I mean, again, Mark is action-packed. Every seven verses, he's onto a different story.

Okay, gosh, oh brother, here we go. So it's so incredible. I mean, there's so many things that I wanna highlight, as I'll say, every single time we get to the gospels, because there's just, I mean, again, Mark is action-packed. Every seven verses, he's onto a different story.

Okay, gosh, oh brother, here we go. So it's so incredible. I mean, there's so many things that I wanna highlight, as I'll say, every single time we get to the gospels, because there's just, I mean, again, Mark is action-packed. Every seven verses, he's onto a different story.

Sometimes it's just one verse, and he's onto a different section where he's talking about, and Jesus then did the next thing here. So one of the things we're going to highlight is just the fact that here is Jesus beginning of chapter nine in the transfiguration. Now we're going to talk more about this when we get to the gospel of St. Matthew, because St.

Sometimes it's just one verse, and he's onto a different section where he's talking about, and Jesus then did the next thing here. So one of the things we're going to highlight is just the fact that here is Jesus beginning of chapter nine in the transfiguration. Now we're going to talk more about this when we get to the gospel of St. Matthew, because St.

Sometimes it's just one verse, and he's onto a different section where he's talking about, and Jesus then did the next thing here. So one of the things we're going to highlight is just the fact that here is Jesus beginning of chapter nine in the transfiguration. Now we're going to talk more about this when we get to the gospel of St. Matthew, because St.

Matthew gives us a couple more details when it comes to what they talked about. Same with Luke. They talk about a couple of different interesting points. For example, here's Moses and Elijah. Moses and Elijah represent the law. Moses represents the law. And Elijah represents the prophets. And here's the old covenant.

Matthew gives us a couple more details when it comes to what they talked about. Same with Luke. They talk about a couple of different interesting points. For example, here's Moses and Elijah. Moses and Elijah represent the law. Moses represents the law. And Elijah represents the prophets. And here's the old covenant.

Matthew gives us a couple more details when it comes to what they talked about. Same with Luke. They talk about a couple of different interesting points. For example, here's Moses and Elijah. Moses and Elijah represent the law. Moses represents the law. And Elijah represents the prophets. And here's the old covenant.

And here is Jesus conversing with them as not just their equal, but when the father's voice speaks out over Jesus, it's very clear that Jesus is not merely the equal of Moses and Elijah. He transcends Moses and Elijah. He is greater than Moses and Elijah because that voice coming from the cloud, remember that Shekinah glory cloud? That voice that says, this is my beloved son. Listen to him.

And here is Jesus conversing with them as not just their equal, but when the father's voice speaks out over Jesus, it's very clear that Jesus is not merely the equal of Moses and Elijah. He transcends Moses and Elijah. He is greater than Moses and Elijah because that voice coming from the cloud, remember that Shekinah glory cloud? That voice that says, this is my beloved son. Listen to him.

And here is Jesus conversing with them as not just their equal, but when the father's voice speaks out over Jesus, it's very clear that Jesus is not merely the equal of Moses and Elijah. He transcends Moses and Elijah. He is greater than Moses and Elijah because that voice coming from the cloud, remember that Shekinah glory cloud? That voice that says, this is my beloved son. Listen to him.