I’M SURE I WILL SEE YOU!
Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.” – Matthew 28:10
At the height of their power in Russia, the Soviets proclaimed that there was no God and that faith in any future life was a deceptive illusion. Leonid Brezhnev had been the regime’s dictator, the embodiment of Marxist unbelief. But something happened at his funeral that contradicted atheism.
George H. W. Bush, then vice president of the US, was one of the foreign dignitaries in that solemn, formal ceremony. He reported that while the casket was still open, Brezhnev’s widow stared motionless at her husband’s body. And just before the soldiers were about to close the lid, she reached inside and made the sign of the cross over his chest. What a desperate and significant gesture! She evidently hoped that what her husband had vehemently denied might somehow be true.
What the Pharisees tried to ardently deny is now the focal point of cosmic history. Jesus’ tomb is empty. This means our confidence rests on something much more than just some dubious kind of empty hope. We can overcome, we are forgiven, and we have life after life. Most importantly, we will see Him as He promised. And that means He will see me too! Jon Escoto (faithatworkjon@gmail.com)
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REFLECTION:
Which promise of God do you still need much convincing about? How does the reality of the living Jesus build your faith in this promise?
Father, may the power of the resurrection of Jesus overwhelm me today like never before.
St. Casilda, pray for us.
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