Today as we celebrate Blessed Easter, we celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
On Friday, we listened to Father Stan read aloud the Passion of our Lord. Each year it makes us weep. We hear how our beloved Jesus suffered terribly and finally died on the Cross for our sins. It is a love story. An amazing love story, based upon a selfless, merciful love, that never gives up on any of us. The type of all encompassing love that we cannot even imagine. The kind of unconditional love that knows no bounds and requires nothing of us. Our Lord only wants us to follow him and open our hearts to him. Jesus wants us to continue His work and carry him in our hearts to others.
We know how lost the disciples were when Jesus died. We know that this was a very dark time for all the followers of Jesus. The disciples had lost everything or had they? Suddenly, the stone is found rolled away and Jesus has overcome death. Jesus lives! Our Savior is alive! The disciples rejoice and the truth of Eternal life becomes a reality. The darkness of despair is dispelled by the very bright light of our Savior’s Resurrection. His promise is now fulfilled.
We too have been in dark places, especially this year with the Covid virus. We have lost beloved family members and precious friends. We could not hold their hands or visit them in the hospital. All we could do was to pray for them. We prayed that God would watch over them and that our Blessed Mother would be there in the darkened hospital rooms to bring them peace and comfort. We have never prayed harder than we did this year. We have trusted in Jesus’ mercy and in His love. We all know the love and mercy of Jesus Christ. We have all felt it, many times in our lives. Many of us have already suffered through life threatening disease or life saving surgery and know the reality of God’s plans for us and
never doubt God’s love for us.
This Blessed Easter, celebrate by opening your heart to Jesus and sharing His amazing, unconditional andlife saving love with everyone you meet.