Transformed and Transcendent

Today, in the Roman Catholic lectionary, the text fom the 1st letter of John continues the exploration of the nature of God and the mysterious way in which people can abide in the Divine through the action of the indwelling Spirit. Mark relates the transcendent event of Jesus walking on water. It is a consequence of a faith and experience of the indwelling Divine that we hope and act as transformed beings which are part of a Mystery truly beyond our knowledge and experience. In this context, walking on the water is really a trivial manifestation of the Infinite and Eternal.