Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
‘Till this moment they had failed to understand the teaching of the scripture, that he must rise from the dead.’
Easter Sunday is THE moment when everything makes sense, the moment of faith.
Certainly, in all 4 gospel accounts, there are regular statements by Jesus as to his resurrection, but they are not understood.
What brings about the change? John’s Gospel describes in detail the condition of the grave clothes and their distribution, but that is all they see, and yet it is enough. It is as if the very fact of the Resurrection makes faith now accessible to Peter and John and subsequently to Mary and the other disciples. We are told of the beloved disciple that ‘he saw, and he believed’. He did not see the Lord with his physical eyes, but with the eyes of faith, the faith that now can be accessed by those who know the Lord as a gift, the fruit of the Resurrection.
That is true of ourselves today. We do not even see a few scraps of linen cloth, but who can ‘understand the teaching of the scripture’ through the gift of faith that comes as a gift to those who, like Peter and John racing to the tomb, seek the crucified Lord and find that he is indeed risen.
We who gather for the Easter Liturgies are like the first disciples, granted the gift of faith that comes from being loved by the Lord and seeking him.
Today let us thank God for the gift of faith. Just be thankful for what we have.
Fr Ron
Parish Moderator
