Tuesday April 2, 2024

John 20:11-18

In the gospel passage of today we hear the greatest proclamation of the resurrection. Mary of Magdalene says “I have seen the Lord”. It is one thing to say that Christ is risen, he is truly risen. This is a third person proclamation of faith. But may I suggest that to experience resurrection power we have to move from third person proclamation to first person encounter: I have seen the Lord.

Remember this is after she saw him die. Certainly in my priestly ministry I have seen people dead as they can be in their relationship and with a lot of hard work bring life to those relationships. I have seen alcoholics become sober, I have seen the angry become joyful. What stories of resurrection do you have?