What wakes us up? (Fr. Ron Rolheiser)

   What wakes us up? Peter woke up when he heard the cock crow, saw Jesus’ face, and realized that love stays even after you betray it. On learning that, he never fell asleep in that way again. As the Gospels make plain, it’s new light, a risen body, an empty tomb, a resurrection, a rainbow breaking in after the storm, an unexpected forgiveness, and a second change that wake us. And, as our faith assures us, we have an infinite number of second chances even if we have, for most of our lives, settled for second best. 

 --Fr. Ron Rolheiser OMI 

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Image source 1: Sadao Watanabe, St. Peter’s Denial (1959), https://www.davidsongalleries.com/products/st-peter-s-denial-matthew-26-69-75 

Image source 2: https://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather-ology-bridge-to-the-heavens-15430