We
are celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, the reason of our faith and sense of
our life. Through him the life recover its full meaning. His light enlightens
the darkness of our life and opens the horizon of the life without end. With the
feast of the resurrection we are invited to true joy, joy of
life that conquers death, joy of love that conquers
sorrow. Jesus is living presence among human beings,
revitalizing their hopes. It is good opportunity to renew the
commitment of the disciples and overcome the fear of being courageous
witnesses.
The
readings of the Old Testament show to us the amazing and tender way through
which God has conducted the history: creation, covenant, liberation, new life.
God has always wanted full happiness for each one of his creatures. This
happiness comes from the inner life of the trinity, communion of love. The
experience to be baptised is the experience of resurrection, because through
the baptism we are invited to a new birth. This birth means to die with Jesus,
burying our old condition of sinners and arise again with him as new person
totally renewed.
According
to the gospel of Mark, the women had the privilege to be the first witnesses of
the resurrection of the Lord. They woke up very early in the morning, because
they were motivated for an intense love for Jesus which led them to search for
him. For while the experience of resurrection for them was the empty sepulchre
and the announcement the angels, but they is enough in order to reorient the
finality of their searching. Jesus wasn’t there; he rose from the dead; He is
living. This good news of great joy is necessary to be communicated. After the
apparent defeat that was his death, Jesus allowed that the vision of the signs of
his victory was accessible firstly to the ones who were victims of
discrimination in the society and felt themselves excluded. In fact through
this choice Jesus was confirming his proposal of a new time, new mentality and
new relationships. In order to perform this important task of announcement of
the resurrection, that women had to overcome the fear and the mentality of
inferiority. They were sure that the one who chose them was going with them.
Like the women we are invited also to do the
experience of the Risen Lord. This experience today requires faith more than evidences.
His Word and the testimony of those who spend their lives to serve the
community help us to overcome the fear which sometimes arises in our journey. The
fear prevents us to live our faith truly and be true witnesses. With the
support of each other and the action of God manifested alive among us, we can
certainly overcome all our fears and accept with joy and enthusiasm the
important task of announcing the good news of the resurrection of Jesus.
He is present in our midst in order to be the centre of our lives and makes
us instruments of his peace. Through the experience of the women,
we too are invited to do also the experience of searching for the Risen Lord.
We are sure that today this meeting happens through the Eucharist, the fraternity
and through many others signs in our society. Like this we are strengthened in faith and we help the faith of
the community. This experience enables us to overcome the
obstacles along the way, transforming us into witnesses of the love that
generates life. The risen Christ lives
among us! We need to
re-educate our sensitivity to recognize him in various situations that involves
our life. The more intense
is the experience, the more contagious will be the
testimony.
Fr. Ndega
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