Gospel: John 20:1-9
On the first day of
the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was
still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to
Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They
have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” So
Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both ran, but
the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first; he bent
down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in. When Simon Peter
arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and
the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up
in a separate place. Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had
arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed. For they did not yet
understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.
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Reflection:
What does the empty
tomb of Jesus signify to you? Does it signify a resurrection of life? You will
answer yes of course for you know that Jesus has resurrected. But how did Mary
of Magdala, the other women and the disciples of Jesus feel? Many thoughts
were surely playing in their mind in fact Mary of Magdala cried for she was
worried about the whereabouts of the body of Jesus.
Unlike Mary who does
not know yet about the body of Jesus. We know that Jesus has resurrected, thus
we now close the curtains of His resurrection? Does it end with the
resurrection story?
We do not close the
story of Jesus’ resurrection we continue to relive it whenever we do the acts
of Jesus. Such as His acts of: kindness, humility, self-sacrifice and the like.
Through these acts we continuously perpetuate the resurrection of Jesus.
Surely many are
still not aware of the resurrection of Jesus or even the name of Jesus. But
whenever we do good we impart Jesus and we tell them that Jesus is alive. That
Jesus is ready to help them and lift them from their sickness, lowliness and
weariness.
What have we done so
far to tell others that Jesus has risen? Have we given food to the poor? Have we helped the hopeless? Have we done
something for the sick? Have we brought others closer to Jesus? – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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