Alleluia! He has Risen

Easter arrives - We enter the tomb with Jesus and rise again to new life. Now, we take on a new lifestyle, leaving sin behind in order to live a new life with Christ. 

Today we can again sing "Halleluiah" that we have not sung all through Lent. "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad." The Lord has risen.  He has risen, indeed. Why do we rejoice today? We rejoice because our faith in Christ has been right, and all our preparation during the Lent season has brought newness in us. It is important, however, to be aware that the Resurrection is not simply the revival of the body of Jesus, who died on the Cross. No one SAW the resurrection because there was nothing to SEE. The crucifixion is a historical event; the resurrection is a faith event. We know the resurrection is the most important miracle, event and sign of Jesus’ life. Yet, there is no eyewitnesses account.

We can turn only to “encounters” of those who saw Him in the flesh after His death. We base our faith on the eye witness of those who spoke and ate with Christ during the 40 days of Easter. Their testimony creates our certainty and conviction of our faith. Jesus could be seen only by those who believed in Him. St Paul says that if Jesus has not Risen, all our hope is in vain, we are the most miserable, the most seduced of persons. Without resurrection there is no Christianity.