On Mount Tabor, as Jesus appeared in glorious splendour, a voice was heard saying: “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to Him” (Luke 9:35). God the Father invites us to heed the voice of the beloved Jesus. Since the foundation of the SDC, St George Preca encouraged the early members to commit to memory the teachings of Jesus, as recorded in the four Gospels, and to refer to these sayings as the Voice of the Beloved. He firmly believed that for anyone seeking to build a strong foundation for the Christian life, nothing could be more essential than the teachings of our beloved Jesus. A phrase that St George Preca often repeated was: “Be friends of the Gospel!”
This Lenten season is a fitting time to reflect on this profound teaching of Jesus and on the command given by God the Father on Mount Tabor; to listen to and live by Christ’s words. We are encouraged to deepen our friendship with the Gospel during this time, not only by setting aside moments each day to read a passage from Scripture and pray about it, but also by making an effort to memorise a sentence or two, holding them close to our hearts and repeating them often in prayer.
