Today is a
day of Life and Joy — the day in which God gives new and so needed meaning to
all life in Jesus’ Resurrection. The
tragedy of Jesus’ suffering of abuse, crucifixion, and death is transformed
into the gift of His risen Life. With
Mary Magdalene, Peter and John, we witness this unfolding new, risen Life of
Jesus; still trying to comprehend its profound meaning (John 20:1-9).
As shared in
the Acts of Apostles, Peter helps us as he proclaims the “good
news” of Jesus’
life, death and resurrection (Acts 10:34-43).
One can imagine the conviction in his message to those gathered to hear
him: Jesus went about doing good,
suffered much, was crucified, died, was raised by God from the dead — and then
revealed Himself to His early followers who were to carry the message to
others.
New Life
through the Resurrection of Jesus is God’s gift to us as 21st Century followers
of Jesus. Our world of COVID-19, fear,
injustice, and violence needs that new Life.
The Resurrection of Jesus gives renewed hope, meaning and purpose to our
lives. Jesus embraced His Paschal
Mystery for our benefit today, in 2021!
The challenges and troubles of life today are transformed by Jesus’
risen Life into needed moments of grace and goodness.
The life and
encouragement of our Easter “Alleluia’s” now flow from our hearts and
lips. We are all 21st Century heralds of
the risen Jesus, sharing Jesus’ message of hope and healing, life and goodness.
May the
Easter Proclamation radiate from our very beings; we are living “alleluia’s”,
from head to toe (though at times our “song” might be a bit off key…)! In the words of Psalm 118, we are to sing
out: “This
is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad!” (Psalm 118:24)
Good News indeed…the Word to remember is
“Easter”! Amen! Alleluia!
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