On Easter morning, Mary Magdalene, Peter, and John the Beloved ran eagerly toward the tomb, hoping to find your body. But the tomb was empty; they saw the clothes that wrapped your body and head. Mary and Peter have not yet learned the new way of seeing: Seeing with the eyes of LOVE. But the disciple Jesus loved, John, arrived first in the tomb and went in: He saw and believed.

Easter is the time to level up from our narrow-mindedness to a widened horizon, from a hardened heart to a humble and contrite heart. The sins and the disobedience of man led to the crucifixion and death, the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. He died on the cross to open the gates of heaven for us, to save us from our sins. Because Holy Week was encountering Christ quietly, Easter should be encountering Christ joyfully. Let the peace and joy of the risen Christ be with us all, and wear that joy in our hearts with a smile on our faces.

Easter is when Jesus is alive! I see the risen Jesus in every person and me as well. To make Easter always alive in our hearts is to be mindful of the Risen Lord. Let the Easter spirit triumph by opening the tomb of Good Friday and see the empty tomb with the eyes of LOVE.

What do we need this Easter Season?

1. Comfort – With the much disturbing news, fake news, and the eroding social and moral fabric of our society and especially the family - Jesus is inviting us to come to Him for COMFORT. Come to me, all who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light. (Mt. 11:28)
2. Hope – Jesus died and rose from the dead; He conquered death. Let us never lose HOPE, knowing the light is at the end of every dark tunnel. Be still and know that I am God. (Ps. 46:11)
3. Renewal – Some of us may feel that our energy is low and our batteries drained: Create in me a clean heart, O God. And renew in me a steadfast spirit. (Ps. 51:10)
4. Inspiration – Look at the Lord; He suffered so much and died for us. Let His suffering and death inspire us, knowing its Redemptive effect. Do not fear: I am with you; do not be anxious: I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you. (Is. 41:10)
5. Serenity – Prayer: God grants me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
6. Truth – Who is the TRUTH? Jesus says: I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the FATHER except through me. (Jn. 14:6)

A Blessed Easter to all of us. May we have the spirit of the risen CHRIST with us always.

Pax vobis!

Fr. Bing

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