A Shout of Resurrection
“Arise and shine, for your light has come, the glory of the Lord rises upon you” (Isaiah 60)
Dear friend, in the risen Jesus we can contemplate the true life that comes to us, from God the Father, and that we see manifested in the resurrection of Jesus Christ; bringing with its momentum a force of love and hope to all of humanity.
Faced with such a wonderful event, we can only raise our arms to proclaim songs of joy and gratitude with this Psalm 118 (117):
This is the day the Lord has acted: let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Give thanks to the Lord, for his mercy endures forever.
The right hand of the Lord is powerful; the right hand of the Lord is exalted. I shall not die. I shall live to recount the deeds of the Lord.
The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. The Lord has done this; it is a clear miracle.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord.
The Lord is God. He enlightens us.
You are my God, I give you thanks! My God, I praise you!
And so, dear friend, I greet you with this psalm of praise and also with these words of Paul to the Ephesians, where he tells us:
Brothers: you are no longer strangers or sojourners, but fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God. You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. Through him the whole structure is held together and grows into a temple sacred to the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
And now, dear friend, recite these beatitudes, making pauses and feeling yourself participate in each one of them. Try to experience that you truly are a blessed child of God who participates in this wonderful destiny:
Blessed are those who did not see you and yet believed in You.
Blessed are those who did not contemplate your countenance and yet confessed your divinity.
Blessed are those who, upon reading the Gospel, recognized the One they were waiting for.
Blessed are those who, in your Envoys, discerned your divine presence.
Blessed are those who, in the secret of their heart, heard your voice and responded.
Blessed are those who, driven by the desire to touch God, found you in the mystery.
Blessed are those who, in moments of darkness, clung more strongly to your light.
Blessed are those who, bewildered by the trial, maintain their trust in You.
Blessed are those who, under the impression of your absence, continue believing in your proximity.
Blessed are those who, not having seen you, live in the firm hope of seeing you one day. Amen.
Prayer E-11 “Those who believe”
Finish by listening to this paschal song “What a morning of light!” C-44
What a morning of light, newly dawned! Jesus rose and calls us to life. Awaken! It is time to be born, it is time to live a new life, the grace of the Lord. Do not weep, a song in your mouth and a place for joy and hope in every heart. Walk in the wind of faith, sowing your path with hope: living from love. Do not fear, for Christ saved us; death no longer wounds his friends. Jesus is risen!
Shalom and Alleluia!