Have you ever looked at your life and thought, “Lord…this is not what I signed up for”?
The apostles did.
When Jesus told them He would suffer and die, Peter literally rebuked Him. That wasn’t the plan. They thought they were following a conquering king—not a suffering servant.
And yet… just days later, Jesus takes them up a mountain and reveals His glory in the Transfiguration.
But here’s the wild part: The Transfiguration wasn’t a preview of the future.
It was a revelation of what was already there, hidden beneath the ordinary.
In this Sunday Reflection, I talk about:
• Why your vocation will exhaust you
• How marriage exposes (and heals) your wounds
• Why parenting demolishes your ideals
• The glory hidden in suffering
• And why the cross you didn’t choose may be better than the life you would have designed
If you’re in a season that feels harder than you expected, this one’s for you. Jesus didn’t promise a pain-free life. He promised resurrection.
Push through the hard times and you’ll find God’s glory…in both the struggle and the outcome.
When have you caught yourself thinking, “Lord, I didn’t sign up for this”?
What ideals did you have about your vocation (marriage, priesthood, parenting, career) that reality disrupted?
What has been the most exhausting part of your calling lately?
Where have you seen God’s glory hidden beneath something painful or ordinary?