"The tomb of Jesus was the tomb of a world that had ended... In this new world, the humanity of Jesus would no longer be bound by time and space. To experience his presence, his followers did not have to look back to the old world buried in the tomb. Jesus is not found in the past as a source of inspired teachings to be literally applied to our circumstances today. 'What would Jesus do?' is not really a Christian question. Instead, the Holy Spirit makes him present in every circumstance of our lives today. Our question is: 'What does Jesus want to give to us through what is happening?' "
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Fr. Lorenzo Albacete,
from Magnificat, April 2018
The Empty Tomb, by Mikhail Nesterov
This explains it so well! Thank-you, Lisa! Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteOooh, I love that painting. What a sword!
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