First of all I would like to wish you a Happy and blessed Easter.
God is alive - this is the core message of the resurrection of Jesus.
He is Lord over life and death, the liturgy of the day confirms it.
But my special interest is around the last sentence of the Gospel of Mark 16, 7: "He is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you "
The DESCRIPTION OF PLACE in Mark is very important:
Then, Jesus suffered and rose again in Jerusalem;
It is the place of worship and place of the ONLY temple -
the most important place for Israelites.
But Jesus goes to Galilee, where he lived and worked most of his life time.
Also the disciples had to go to Galilee as Jesus said.
Yes, as he is alive, Jesus wants them back again fully in their lives.
These disciples are engaging in their jobs in Galilee, where they had to meet Jesus again.
This is somewhat challenging!
Then in the temple and prayers, one has the chance to feel God easier than,
to find God in the midst of life and its pursuits.
Even then, the disciples followed Jesus;
they are back in their activities, in the hope of the reunion with Jesus and to recognize their master.
Dear friends,
Easter is a wonderful celebration, but it also has a difficult task for us.
Like the disciples of Jesus, we will soon leave the church and engage in the duties of our lives and other works.
Can we follow and feel God and his Presence for us in our life?
This is very important to recognize and follow God’s words in everyday life.
The second important aspect of the day is:
God keeps his Promise.
Yes, through the resurrection, he shows that he is credible.
Then whoever keeps his word is credible:
From our everyday life we experience this.
God appears here as a trust worthy person.
Then his word becomes true and they are the Truth.
He overcomes the power of death; He is God of the living.
The Divine Truth can not be suppressed.
Easter means the truth lives.
My beloved friends,
Easter is a sign for all people who suffer (innocently), trusting in God.
The life of Jesus had the specific target that was heaven.
No cross and grave can prevent him from it.
Each person, whose life is faced towards Jesus,
can certainly have this Easter experience.
If problems arise, then we have an example before us-
A God who has suffered, but Resurrected after 3 days.
There is an Easter-day of resurrection waiting for every one who suffers for the truth and justice.
Jesus Christ, the risen God is our hope, our example.
He may strengthen us, our families, our faith, our politics and society with his living presence and bring us his hope. Amen!
- Fr Thomas Kalathil
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