TODAYS REFLECTION WED OCTAVE OF EASTER MAR 30

TODAYS REFLECTION WED OCTAVE OF EASTER MAR 30 ( Acts 3: 1-10, Lk 24:13 -35 )

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Friends, Jesus' death scattered his disciples and shattered their hopes and dreams. They had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. They saw the cross as defeat and could not comprehend the empty tomb until the Lord appeared to them and gave them understanding. The two disciples on the road to Emmaus were mentally and spiritually paralyzed. Jesus said they had "little sense" and were slow to believe (Lk 24:25), but soon afterward their hearts burned and their eyes were opened (Lk 24:32, 31). This interior movement was a sign and experience of the Resurrection.

This reading has been a wonderful reality check. Lent is over, Holy Week was last week, and Easter Sunday has passed. Sometimes the ‘incredibleness’ of the resurrection is lost. I pray that the teachings of the Easter story stay with us, and we truly realize the sacrifice made for us.  May we take time to understand the impact of this event on us and all of those before us.

Finally, Peter and John healed a forty-year-old man who had been paralyzed from birth (Acts 3:7). When this man who couldn't move moved, ran, and jumped, it was a sign of the Resurrection. How often do we fail to recognize the Lord when he speaks to our hearts and opens his mind to us? The Risen Lord is ever ready to speak his word to us and to give us understanding of his ways. Lord may your word change and transform us and may we recognize your presence with us everyday. Wishing you Wednesday blessings.