If Jesus did not rise from the dead, life is absurd, the grave is without hope and our faith is meaningless.
The resurrection then, was the most significant event in human history. It elevates Christianity above all other world religions. It’s no wonder that it is mentioned more than one hundred times in the New Testament.
We live in the shadow of Easter and we rejoice on this day, the greatest of all Sundays in the Christian calendar.
The tomb is empty. Life has a destination. Hope dawns anew. Our God reigns. His victory is our victory.
Good has triumphed over evil; light over darkness; peace over chaos. The fact that He rose at the darkest hour, just before the dawn is a striking reminder that, when all seems lost, resurrection is near.
Where darkness threatens Easter reigns. When we reach ‘rock bottom’ we discover that Christ is the rock at the bottom. The experience of the women who went to the tomb on that Easter morning speaks to us too. They were worried about the stone. Who would move it? Their worries were unfounded.
In life, we fret endlessly, never more so than in our present troubled fractured world, but God knows His plan and all shall be well. Because of the resurrection, there is a future for every human being. May we radiate the hope and joy of the Easter message in all we think, say and do.
Beannachtaí na Cásca daoibh.