EASTER SUNDAY:
REFLECTION BY FR JULIAN EKEH
THEME: NO POWER CAN TAKE
AWAY MY JESUS ALLELUIA!
(John 20:1-9)
Death could not do much. Death could not stop Jesus from
doing anything. The great stones could not hold him. Death and the powers of
darkness failed woefully. The Easter is indeed a celebration of joy, hope, and
liberation. We have every reason to rejoice and be glad in the Lord:
LOVE REMAINS
By killing Jesus, the enemies thought it was going to be the
end of his love and concern for the salvation of man and his relationship with
man. They thought they had cut him off from the land of the living. It was not
so. They gave him a flight ticket to enlarge His kingdom by preaching to the
dead and taking them along with Him after a three days retreat. They couldn't
even stop the love of those who really knew Jesus after all the deceptive
ploys. Mary Magdalene came with love to the grave and thought they had taken
away the Lord. May your joy never be taken away. May you never lose grip of
what is yours. May the death of Christ reveal the depth of his love for you,
and may you, by the power of his resurrection, be drawn to believe more in him.
The world can take away everything from you but not the love of God just as
they took everything away from Jesus but not the Father's love.
THE THIRD DAY REMAINS
The Apostles who went to the tomb confirmed that Jesus
wasn't there anymore. They confirmed emptiness. But at this moment, they never
understood anything about resurrection.
The third day is very important. When Jesus cried: "it
is finished," maybe some of his mockers laughed and thought they had
finished Him. Oh no. What finished was his pre-resurrection ministry, but the
fruit of the sown seed will germinate that no force can terminate. He was
buried to die, but he became a plant that bloomed after the third day.
What are the circumstances burying you? What are the situations
putting you down in shame? Jesus cried your cry. Weep not! He died your death,
fear not! But on the third day he gives you assurance that it doesn't end in
sorrows. He tells you that Good Friday is necessary but can never take away the
Easter reality. He tells you that your toils will bring you joy. He tells you
that your own tomb will also be emptied of the devil's plan. In fact, the tomb
is never your place. Jesus insists that after the rains, there must be
sunshine. Jesus promises that there may be tears in the night, but there must
be laughter in the morning.
Child of God, look towards the third day and be radiant.
JESUS IS ALIVE
ALLELUIA
That Jesus MUST RISE from the dead was a teaching the
Apostles found as a hard nut to crack. The Easter message is that the grave is
not His abode. He belongs to a kingdom. He came to open the kingdom for those
held bound by the power of the grave. Since Jesus has risen, what are we still
looking for in the tomb? Oh, let us rise! He lives, and because He lives, I can
face tomorrow. He is alive forever Alleluia. You cannot die again. You shall
live to sing of the Lord's goodness. He took your mortality to give you
immortality.
May God bless His word in our hearts.
LET US PRAY
We thank You, Lord,
for restoring our joy and giving us reasons to move on proudly as children of
the light by the power of Your Son's resurrection. May we live and reign with
the risen Christ in the glory of His light to the shame of the overthrown enemy
of salvation through Christ our Lord. Amen
Happy Easter to you
and your loved ones. Alleluia!!!
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