by Sister Mary Kabat
Alleluia! The celebration of Easter continues, and we
joyfully hear the stories of Easter proclaimed week by week.
Do you have a favorite -- Jesus with Mary Magdalene in the garden,
Jesus with the apostles in the locked upper room, or Jesus walking
with the disciples to Emmaus?
The Scripture readings this Sunday of Easter remind us that the
story of Easter is a definitive moment in God's great plan of
salvation. Peter's words from the Acts of the Apostles remind
us that our God is "the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God
of Jacob, and the God of our fathers." (Acts 3:13) In the
Gospel, Jesus comforts and opens the minds of the disciples by
explaining "that everything written about me in the Law of Moses
and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled." (Luke
24:44)
As you reflect on the Easter stories, hear the fulfillment of
salvation history in the Resurrection of Jesus and the unfolding of
the resurrected life to this moment in our personal and communal
salvation story. Rejoice in God's plan of love that has been,
that is ongoing to this moment of time and look forward to one day
sharing fully in the resurrected life and fullness of God's
love.
I can see Jesus getting up and walking out of that cold tomb. He is risen! Alleulia!