Gospel: Matthew
28:1-10
After the
sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other
Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an
angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and
sat upon it. His appearance was like lightning and his clothing was white as
snow. The guards were shaken with fear of him and became like dead men. Then
the angel said to the women in reply, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are
seeking Jesus the crucified.
He is not
here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see the place where he
lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead,
and he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ Behold, I have
told you.” Then they went away quickly from the tomb, fearful yet overjoyed,
and ran to announce this 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.”
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Reflection:
How would
we know that Jesus is alive in a person’s life? The answer is simple, if the
person lives the teaching of Jesus then we could safely conclude that Jesus is
alive within that person’s life. This is basically the yardstick on how we
would know if Jesus is alive in a person’s life.
In the
gospel Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb of Jesus. But
they were told by an angel that He was not there anymore for He has already
risen. Immediately after that their hearts were already on fire and they were overjoyed.
This is
how we should become also our hearts must always be on fire and overjoyed for
the risen Jesus. We must therefore live the life and teachings of Jesus for
this is the best method on how to create awareness that Jesus is alive within
us.
But the
big question that needs to be answered is this: Is Jesus really alive in our
hearts? If Jesus is alive in our hearts already, well and good. Then we now go
to the next phase which is to live the teachings of Jesus.
This we
could do best by our life of simplicity, humility, and gentleness. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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