Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
The Passion according to Saint Matthew concludes, “And he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb and went his way.” These words imply the sadness that took place on the day of His burial. The Resurrection had yet to take place and thus they did not yet fully comprehend all that had taken place.
In Saint John’s Gospel we hear of the hope that springs forth for “Mary Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb.” Here hope slowly begins to build as the wonders of the Lord’s Resurrection begin to spread to His disciples and eventually throughout the whole world.
This stone becomes a barrier in the way of our life. We so often allow such barriers to enter into our own life and to hold us captive. It is easy to remain trapped in a life of sin or to lose hope of that which lies in wait for us. With this stone moved to the side we are able to discover the hope of life eternal and that we can indeed be liberated from the plight of sin and death.
With this stone rolled away they could see that He was no longer in the tomb. As the other disciple went in “saw and believed”, so too must we work at having such faith in the Risen Lord. No matter what we go through in this life the Risen Lord is the answer that we are in need of receiving.
We can only receive this hope if we remain firm in our faith allowing this stone to be rolled away from our midst. Today we will make a renewal of our baptismal promises. Our “I do” to these questions of faith imply our desire to roll this stone away from our life and to live for the Lord without compromise.
It was through our baptism that we rose up with the Lord to live for Him in all things. When we fail to make time for Him especially with the assistance of Holy Mass we are stating that there is something more important than Him. Our life must be changed because it has been changed through our baptism.
Let us continue to proclaim our Risen Savior with the firmness of faith. The stone has been rolled away from the tomb which means that our life has forever been changed. Let us not squander this gift, but embrace it by choosing to become a true disciple of the Lord who has been fortified by the Gospel of Christ and thus the faith that we profess with our lips.
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
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