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Reflection by Deacon Steve selected from Thomas Merton
“The cult of the Holy Sepulchre is Christian only in so far as it is the cult of the place where Christ is no longer found. But such a cult can be valid only on one condition: that we are willing to move on, to follow Christ to where we are not yet, to seek Christ where he goes before us - “to Galilee.”
So we are called not only to believe that Christ once rose from the dead, thereby proving that he was God; we are called to experience the Resurrection in our own lives by entering into this dynamic movement, by following Christ who lives in us.
This life, this dynamism, is expressed by the power of love and of encounter: Christ lives in us if we love one another. And our love for one another means involvement in one another’s history.”
(Merton, Thomas, “He is Risen.” p. 7-8, Argus Communications, 1975)
As we make our visits to the people who request our services we become involved in another person’s history, thus we enter the dynamism of the Resurrection and thus we follow Christ who lives in us, bringing the experience of the Resurrection to all we meet.
May you and your families and loved ones be transformed by the grace and mercy of our Lord as you celebrate the Easter mysteries. May Christ‘s Easter hope, peace and joy fill your hearts.