HANDLE ME, AND SEE
(Luke 24:35-48)
The Emmaus disciples started
testifying what they saw and heard from Jesus. Jesus came and confirmed what
they were saying with His presence. He released peace unto them for they were
afraid. They doubted, they wondered. They were troubled. Has anyone died and
resurrected before? Is this not a surprise? Is this real? Jesus calmed their
fears. He called upon them to handle Him, to see His feet, to believe that it
was He.
The call today is for us to
handle Jesus. When we do so, we shall see the marks of the nail in those hands.
Those are the marks He received for us. Those are like mma egburu n'oba aka (a
cut in the hand that is never forgotten). Those are covenant marks. They remind
Jesus how He has gravened us in the palm of His hands. It reminds Him what He
received for our sake. It reminds Him of the hot coal that was supposed to burn
us which He took away for us. It reminds Him of His love.
In those hands we should see what
our sin did to an innocent Son of God. We should be open to accept the love,
blessings, grace and peace that flows from those hands that abandoned
themselves to the blow of the harmer of our burden.
We are called to hold firm unto
our faith in God. He loves us. He will not let us go. He will never abandon us.
He gives. He wants us to keep receiving and be ready to render helping hands to
our fellow human beings.
Let us handle Jesus with love.
Let us not cause Him pains again. Let us rise and give Him our hands to lift us
up. Let us use our hands and demonstrate bye to evil, sin, our old ways. Let us
remove our hands from all that is abominable in the sight of God. Let us not
lay hands on things that do not glorify God. Let's place our hands on holy
things, on sacred things, on the word of God, on the sacraments of the Church.
Let's not get tired of handling
God. May we not manhandle Christ but enter into romance with God through
prayers, being a man of peace, promoting order and justice etc
May you never give your hands to
evil. But ever lift them in adoration to the Lord.
LET US PRAY
O Lord, thank You for the grace
to handle You even in our unworthiness and after the rejections, abandonments, and
betrayals. May we bear you with respect, integrity, love and truth. May we be
open to embrace You, to receive Your reconciliation, accept your words and to
welcome You in the Eucharist through Christ our Lord. Amen
Happy Easter (Thursday, Octave of
Easter)
Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh
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