Gospel: Matthew
28:8-15
Mary
Magdalene and the other Mary went away quickly from the tomb, fearful yet
overjoyed, and ran to announce the news to his disciples. And behold, Jesus met
them on their way and greeted them. They approached, embraced his feet, and did
him homage. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go tell my brothers to
go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
While
they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief
priests all that had happened. The chief priests assembled with the elders and
took counsel; then they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, telling
them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him while we were
asleep.’ And if this gets to the ears of the governor, we will satisfy him and
keep you out of trouble.” The soldiers took the money and did as they were
instructed. And this
story has circulated among the Jews to the present day.
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Reflection:
Can you
hide or suppress the truth?
You can
never suppress the truth no matter what you do. You may be able to suppress it
for a period of time but eventually the truth will come out.
The chief
priest and the elders tried very hard to hide the truth about the resurrection
of Jesus. But except for their supporters who refused to believe. The followers
of Jesus believed that He had risen from the bondage of human death.
Just like
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, we also believe that Jesus has defeated the
curse of death by His resurrection. But our belief is not enough we must put
into actual acts of faith our belief that Jesus has risen.
How are
we going to do this? Let us do good all the time, let us help everyone who are
in need, Let us be humble, let us be truthful, let us be, forgiving, kind-hearted,
understanding and so forth. We need to do this so that the risen Jesus would
become truly visible and risen in our lives.
Otherwise
if we will not do these worthy acts then our belief is useless. And it would
remain forever a figment of our imaginations. And in the process we become
failed missioners for Jesus for the simple reason that we did not live our faith.
Are you
doing something to live your faith in the risen Lord Jesus? – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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