Eldho Augustine csc –
Readings: Acts 2:14,22-33; Mt 28: 8-15
Are we prepared to meet the Risen Lord? The disciples of Jesus were as unprepared for his resurrection as they were for his death. The empty tomb made them fearful and joyful at the same time. Where did they put the body or did he really rise just as he predicted? Even though Jesus had spoken to them before his death and resurrection, they could not believe it until they saw the empty tomb and met the risen Lord. Aren’t we the same? We want to see with our own eyes before we believe! The guards brought their testimony to the chief priests and elders who met the news with denial. They were resolved to not believe that Jesus had risen and they bribed the guards in the hope of keeping others from believing.
How do we manifest in our life that Jesus is alive and risen? The best manifestation that Jesus is alive and risen is by sharing our faith. Sharing it with
our words and sharing it with our works.The scriptures tell us that “faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” (Heb 11:1).
Faith is an entirely free gift that God makes to us. Our faith is a free assent to the whole truth which God reveals to us through his word. Faith is certain because it is based on the very word of God who cannot lie. Faith also seeks understanding. That is why God enlightens the “eyes of our hearts” that we may know what is the hope to which he has called us (Eph 1:18). Through the gift of faith, the Lord reveals himself to those who believe in his word and he fills them with “new life in his Holy Spirit”.
Do we recognize the presence of the Risen Lord in his word, in the “breaking of the bread”, in his church, the body of Christ and the people around us? A question we should ask ourselves: How do we make Jesus’ Resurrection meaningful in our daily life?