HOLY SATURDAY
MY GOD LIVES FOREVER
He said to them, “Do not be amazed!” – Mark 16:6
I watch in amazement as the magician locks the box where his lady assistant lies. We can see her moving hands and feet. Then, as the suspenseful background music plays, the magician cuts the box in the middle and separates it. But even when the box is divided in two, the lady’s hands and feet still move! He then puts them together again, waves a magic wand, opens the box and the lady comes out whole and alive.
Standing ovation.
After a month, I watched a show on TV entitledBreaking the Magician’s Code. The masked host explained how the magic of cutting the lady in half is performed. Knowing the trick removed the element of surprise for me, but it did not take away the appreciation for magic.
Why do you think the angel told the women not to be amazed? It’s because the angel knew that Jesus would rise again. The angel grasped the truth that Jesus conquers death.
The angel believed that the Resurrection is a given. It will always be like that — Jesus lives forever. Knowing this removes from me the surprise, but never the appreciation that my God lives forever. Arun Gogna (gognaa1@yahoo.com)
REFLECTION:
“Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.” (Martin Luther)
Lord Jesus, may I always appreciate Your passion, death and resurrection.
St. John Baptist de la Salle, priest, pray for us.
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