Third Sunday of Easter
The resurrection stories tell us that Jesus might come in an unexpected time. yes, in the gospels, Jesus says that He would return to us; the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1.When Mary Magdalene saw the empty tomb, she began to cry. while she was crying, Jesus himself appeared to her and said, "woman, why are you weeping?' and whom are you looking for?'. she, thinking he was the gardener, said to him, " sir, if you have carried Jesus away, tell me where you have laid him and I will take him away'.Then Jesus called her by name saying, "Mary". Then only she recognized the risen Christ.Jesus appeared to her while she was in pain and lonely, while she was grieving and was struggling to cope with loss.
When we grieve of losing someone in our family or in our community, we might think that we are alone. God abandoned us. But the risen Christ never leaves any of his children. He comes to us in an unexpected time to comfort us. As children of God, we will never be alone and he is always with us.
2. The another resurrection story is about the two disciples on the way to Emmaus. while they were travelling, they looked so sad and were suffering, because the Jesus in whom they put all their trust and hope was gone. But while they were travelling, Jesus himself joined them and explained everything about himself beginning from the Old Testament to the New Testament. Then they recognized him and saying to one another, "were not our hearts burning within us while he was with us, were not our faith increasing while he explained the scriptures.
when we are saddened and struggling with our faith, we will never be left unanswered, the risen Christ will join us and thus increase our faith in him. when we question our faith, when we doubt our faith, we are not going to be left alone but Christ will inspire us through his words and make us strong.
3. Last weed end, we heard the story of the apostles hiding behind locked doors. we heard about Thomas who said, "unless I put my finger into his wounds and my hand in his side, I will not believe". And The risen Christ appeared to them in an unexpected time and showed himself to them. And then he asked them to go everywhere to preach the good news.
Once we are given the faith, we are also asked to go and tell every one know that the Christ who was crucified and died on the Cross is indeed risen. Christ is now living among us. Christ will never die and we will live for ever in him.
4. And in today's gospel, risen Christ once again appears to his disciples and encouraging them to look after his people. He asks them to love his children and protect them from danger and peril.As disciples of the risen Christ, we are given the same responsibility today. yes we are asked to love and protect people especially your own family members, your friends and your children. Because of your love and compassion and because of your kindness and forgiveness, they would come to know the risen Christ. yes, the risen Christ will indeed raise us all to himself. Amen.
The resurrection stories tell us that Jesus might come in an unexpected time. yes, in the gospels, Jesus says that He would return to us; the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1.When Mary Magdalene saw the empty tomb, she began to cry. while she was crying, Jesus himself appeared to her and said, "woman, why are you weeping?' and whom are you looking for?'. she, thinking he was the gardener, said to him, " sir, if you have carried Jesus away, tell me where you have laid him and I will take him away'.Then Jesus called her by name saying, "Mary". Then only she recognized the risen Christ.Jesus appeared to her while she was in pain and lonely, while she was grieving and was struggling to cope with loss.
When we grieve of losing someone in our family or in our community, we might think that we are alone. God abandoned us. But the risen Christ never leaves any of his children. He comes to us in an unexpected time to comfort us. As children of God, we will never be alone and he is always with us.
2. The another resurrection story is about the two disciples on the way to Emmaus. while they were travelling, they looked so sad and were suffering, because the Jesus in whom they put all their trust and hope was gone. But while they were travelling, Jesus himself joined them and explained everything about himself beginning from the Old Testament to the New Testament. Then they recognized him and saying to one another, "were not our hearts burning within us while he was with us, were not our faith increasing while he explained the scriptures.
when we are saddened and struggling with our faith, we will never be left unanswered, the risen Christ will join us and thus increase our faith in him. when we question our faith, when we doubt our faith, we are not going to be left alone but Christ will inspire us through his words and make us strong.
3. Last weed end, we heard the story of the apostles hiding behind locked doors. we heard about Thomas who said, "unless I put my finger into his wounds and my hand in his side, I will not believe". And The risen Christ appeared to them in an unexpected time and showed himself to them. And then he asked them to go everywhere to preach the good news.
Once we are given the faith, we are also asked to go and tell every one know that the Christ who was crucified and died on the Cross is indeed risen. Christ is now living among us. Christ will never die and we will live for ever in him.
4. And in today's gospel, risen Christ once again appears to his disciples and encouraging them to look after his people. He asks them to love his children and protect them from danger and peril.As disciples of the risen Christ, we are given the same responsibility today. yes we are asked to love and protect people especially your own family members, your friends and your children. Because of your love and compassion and because of your kindness and forgiveness, they would come to know the risen Christ. yes, the risen Christ will indeed raise us all to himself. Amen.
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