I Have Seen The Lord...He Is Risen!

Mary went to the Apostles to fulfill the task that Jesus had given her and told them: I have seen the Lord, Reflected in her words is an immense joy. What a difference it makes to her life now that she knows that He is risen, in contrast to the time when she was only seeking to honor the dead body of Jesus!

What a difference it makes to our existence, also when we seek to live in accordance with this consoling reality: Jesus Christ continues to live among us! He is the same one whom Mary Magdalene took that morning to be the local gardener! Christ is alive. He is not someone who has gone, someone who existed for a time and then passed on, leaving us a wonderful example and a great memory...His resurrection shows us that God does not abandon his own, He promised He would not: ‘Can a woman forget her baby that is still un-weaned, pity no longer the son she bore in her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you’ (Is 49:14-15). And He has kept his promise. His delight is still to be with the sons of men (Prov 8:31).

Jesus often calls us by our name, in his unmistakable tone of voice. He is very close to each one of us. May external circumstances-tears, maybe, like those of Mary Magdalene, because sorrow, or

failure, or deception, or pain, or discouragement-never prevent us from seeing the Jesus who calls us.

May we always be able to purify anything that could be the cause of our vision’s becoming clouded. Stay close to Jesus by coming to Adoration where He is truly present on the altar!

Call Ruthann at 756-8551 for questions, to commit to an hour, or to be a substitute. Adoration times are every Tuesday from 1 - 10 pm and every Wednesday from 1 - 6 pm.