Jesus Christ is risen today! Alleluia!
It seems like a very long time since we had the opportunity to say that. It has been a very long Lent and a very long winter. The Easter lilies and the church arrayed in white and gold was a welcome sight! Nothing says holiness like lilies and incence! There we were at the tomb with Mary Magdalen, and then with Peter and John. The Mystery was standing right there in the garden, but we were too excited to wait with Mary Magdalen, we were off with Peter and John to tell the others.
It is later, when the excitement wears off a little, that we can sit in the garden and find Jesus there. It is there that we can listen to His words. “Do not cling to me…” It is not His presence in our world that will matter in the end, it will be our presence in HIS world. We are in this world, and yet not OF this world. We are OF HIS WORLD. Let us live this Easter and subsequently every day as if we are pilgrims on a journey home to the Father. It is a long journey for some, and a difficult journey for most. In the end, it is worth it!
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