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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