Tuesday, April 03, 2018

Reflection for April 7; Saturday in the Octave of Easter: Mark 16:9-15

Gospel: Mark 16:9-15
When Jesus had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. She went and told his companions who were mourning and weeping. When they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.

After this he appeared in another form to two of them walking along on their way to the country. They returned and told the others; but they did not believe them either. But later, as the Eleven were at table, he appeared to them and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart because they had not believed those who saw him after he had been raised. He said to them, “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.”
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Reflection:
What can you do to influence others to believe that Jesus is risen? You have to proclaim the gospel through your way of life. What does this mean? You have to live the life of Jesus since this is the only way for others to be convinced that Jesus is risen.

In the gospel, Mary Magdalene told her companions that Jesus is alive however nobody believed her. Jesus also appeared to the disciples and these disciples in turn told the other disciples about the appearance of the risen Christ but they did not believe as well.

The most concrete manifestation that Jesus is risen and alive is you! It is through you that others would believe about the risen Christ. What are you going to do so that those whom you encounter would believe that Jesus is real, risen and alive?

You have to become another Jesus for them. You have to be humble as Jesus is humble, you have to be helpful as Jesus is helpful. You have to be loving and forgiving as Jesus is loving and forgiving.

You have to know how to empathize for Jesus knows how to empathize. You have to stop judging and condemning others as Jesus did not judge neither condemned anyone. – Marino J. Dasmarinas   

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