As I have said before, I'm an OK Christian and not a very good Catholic. My view of organized religion is about the same as organized government - a good concept screwed up by it's practitioners.
Regardless, we attended Easter Service this morning and I was moved by the Homily delivered by the priest. Here it is:
By Father Bill Dietzler:
After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. - Matthew 28:1
What were they looking for? The dead Jesus.
What did they find? The living, where they expected to find the dead!
Shock and disbelief were their first reactions. When it became clear to these two holy women that there is life, even where they expected to find death, both women experienced awe, wonder and joy as they had never experienced before.
Often, we linger with "death" - the loss of our job, the death of family or friends, the end of relationships, an onset of illness that robs us of our dreams and so many other "deaths". If we look closely with the women at the tomb, we begin to realize the meaning of the "deaths" we experience and what the angel is saying to us, "be not afraid" Matthew 28:5. What are we afraid of? Afraid to look for life in the midst of all that draws us to death.
The Easter message is that Jesus is Risen and lives among us. Seek him, find him and grab on to life as it is and rejoice! We need to be told, as the women were, quit seeking him among the dead - look for him where there is life!
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