Sharing the Resurrection

Over recent weeks, we have been considering what it means to ‘believe in the resurrection’. On the one hand, it is a simple thing to do; believe, recognise, celebrate, and consider that Jesus Christ (our Lord) died for our sins and redeemed us through his death and resurrection. On the other hand, it also means we have to approach life a little differently now. Belief is not just something we hold and keep to ourselves, we need to share it.

The homily at the Easter Vigil spoke of the resurrection from the point of view of Jesus. “Imagine Jesus still in death; lying in the tomb. Then suddenly, abruptly, yanked awake. In the last few hours of life, as a man, his back had been flayed to shreds, his scalp was ripped open by thorns, his wrists and ankles were torn by metal spikes, his side was slashed with a lance, he died slowly over a course of about six hours, of thirst and sheer physical trauma. Finally, and mercifully he had had the respite of death. Yet now, in the tomb, the wounds are opening up again. The horror of the preceding day are filling his eyes and his ears, if only for a brief moment….”