We
are called to the wait of the Christian, which is called hope. It is an active waiting; it knows that, even
in the worst of situations, even in the darkest times, God is powerfully at
work, even if we cannot see it clearly right now. The disciples’ fear after Good Friday was
understandable. But we, who know how the
story turned out, who know that Jesus will rise from the dead, who know that
God is with us, who know that nothing is impossible for God, are called to wait
in faithful hope. And to look carefully
for signs of the new life that are always right around the corner – to look,
just like a few of the disciples were doing on Holy Saturday.
Because change is always possible, renewal is always waiting, and hope
is never dead.
--Fr. James Martin,
America Magazine 2017
Image source: James Tissot, The Two Marys Watch the Tomb of Jesus,
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