From the Gospel according to John. Jn, 20:1-9
On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first; he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in. When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place. Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed. For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.
The Gospel of the Lord
In Just an Instant.
God’s power did not choose to manifest itself against His executioners, for they too were victims of true evil. The greatest weapon of evil is death and against it, the immense power of God is made visible. It took only an instant, a single redemptive act, and death was defeated for eternity.
In just an instant, the devil is overcome. In just an instant, our despair turns into hope, darkness becomes light, and death is transformed into eternal life.
Man once again has access to the Tree of Life.
Here is where the power of God is revealed greater than all the destructive force that stained creation, the whole universe, doomed to a dramatic end.
In just an instant, the devil is overcome. In just an instant, our despair turns into hope, darkness becomes light, and death is transformed into eternal life.
Man once again has access to the Tree of Life.
Here is where the power of God is revealed greater than all the destructive force that stained creation, the whole universe, doomed to a dramatic end.
But only if we are part of Him—in Christ—will we rise with Him in that one redemptive act. An act of immense power, in which God’s might is revealed so vast that it can contain the entire universe.
At last, the Bridegroom will become fully one with His Bride. Head and Body will become one.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Applied to married life:
Andy: Chris, it’s not worth it for us to keep competing with each other. Or defending ourselves from one another. That way we give evil a power it no longer has. I say we live as spouses who know they’ve been saved from evil—live here and now the Kingdom of God, which is only a breath away. Just one last breath—and that’s it! So why wait, if we’re already saved?
Chris: You’re right, Andy. It’s a waste of time—and it just makes us bitter. We have God’s power on our side, and we’ve seen what He can do. So count me in. I’m with you on the winning side.
Andy: God wants it. Now it’s just up to us. He has already conquered death. Alleluia!
Chris: Alleluia!
Andy: Shall we seal it with a kiss?
Mother,
Rejoice, because we will do whatever He tells us.
Praise be to the Lord who has conquered death. Glory to Him forever. Alleluia!
Praise be to the Lord who has conquered death. Glory to Him forever. Alleluia!