Joyful Easter, to all of us on this first Monday after Easter.
We have been reading the death and resurrection story of our Saving Lord, Jesus Christ. Today we read, about Saint Peter (Acts 2:14, 22-33 ) calling out to members of his Jewish community to be witnesses to the death and resurrection of the man they knew as Jesus, truly the Son of God. This reading calls us to embrace and to live the values and ideals that Jesus taught, now recorded for us in scripture.
Today is the day after the resurrection. Lent has ended, and now we begin a new week in a new season. Liturgically, this is a joyful time for us, and nature responds as well: spring is upon us.
The plants are making their journey upwards for yet another year, as their bright green shoots bring forgotten colors back to the dark soil after months of rest.
When we see a new plant sprouting up, baby animals, or new life in any form, we should let those signs be a reminder for us of what God has promised for us.
That in seeing those forms of new life we consider what amazing gift we have been given and are filled with hope and joy in Him .
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