We all have been brought together by the power of God's
spirit to be again "dipped and dyed," in the Paschal Mystery. Each year, we come to an ever deeper
understanding of our daily participation in the Paschal Mystery. It is so essential for us to remember, it is
a daily participation in the suffering, death and burial, resurrection and
ascension of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Our daily journey is our Paschal Journey. Our daily experience of what is means to be
human is our encounter with the cross.
It is in and through the events of our daily journey, our God uses to
bring about the transformation and transfiguration necessary for us to become
more and more the contemporary presence of His Son, Jesus Christ. He is the potter, we are the clay, and the
daily events are the tools in the hand of The Master. You will now notice, where before there was
garbage, walls, and dullness, now we see wonderful gifts that have come to
us. These gifts are spread out among the
community. The emphasis is on the living
water, the fountain of water, that is flowing so very freely from a place of
mystery.
The place of Mystery is within us. It is out of the midst of our uncertainty,
fears, and disillusionment, that somehow the living waters of life, of Christ,
come flowing into our deepest consciousness and our daily living. That is why we have to be constantly
"dipped and dyed," so we can be exposed in each liturgy to the life
of Christ, the light of Christ and the love of Christ.
Easter transforms and transfigures. It allows us to have the hope at this time,
and at this stage of our journey, that death is not "the final word on
life or despair the final state of human beings." (Boff)
as we make our journey in the light of the resurrection, we know that out
of all pain, sorrow, and the brokenness comes new life and wonderful
gifts. The greater the wound, the great
the pain...the greater the gift. Because
of the Resurrection, we experience in our lives the following:
Where before there was
Guilt, now there is Forgiveness, Where there was Anger, now there is
Compassion. Where there was Resentment,
now there is Understanding and Gratitude.
Where there was Boredom, now there is Wonder. Where there was Anxiety, now there is
Excitement. Where there was Greed and
Envy, now there is Sharing and Generosity.
So, we see then our
Garbage is turned into treasure, and gifts, to be shared. It is by the power of God, not and never by
our power, this is accomplished. Like
the Risen Christ, we carry, and will carry, our wounds with us. We will learn over and over again wounds
brought to prayer, brought to reconciliation, brought to Eucharist, become
sacred wounds. These wounds become the
place of encounter with faith for those who share a common experience. As a result of this encounter, courage and
faith is shared, leading to a greater belief and trust in the transforming love
of our Heavenly Father.
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