The resurrection is an invitation to the future, not an opportunity to dwell in the past. The resurrection happened to the Risen Christ but it must happen to us, have a claim on our life. The resurrection empowers us to live everlasting life, starting now. Easter does not commemorate a past event. Easter celebrates the life we live with the Risen Lord, a life of faith and hope that fuels our love in desperate times.
To pray when lonely.
To reach out towards suffering and not walk from it.
To share our weakness, not simply our strength.
To give help because it is needed, not deserved.
To build bridges instead of walls.
To reach across our understanding not hide behind it.
To grant justice.
To be merciful, and all of this in the face of the pain
and evil sin creates... this is how we believe in
the Risen Lord.
This is how we see the Christ Risen, walking amongst
us now, walking within us now.
--Paulist Press, Easter 2024
He is Risen! Alleluia!
Blessings at Easter from
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
Mill Valley!
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