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A very blessed Easter to all of you during these surreal times! Christ has risen; He has indeed risen! We, too, will rise from the torments of this coronavirus.
These days of isolation may seem like we are in the tomb with the Lord and we are anxious to arise out of this tomb and be more fully alive. Our time will come. But the question on Easter Sunday is what have we been doing? When the Lord descended into the realm of the dead, he broke open the chains that bound them and brought those souls that had died, from the time of Adam until the Resurrection, with Him into heaven. The gates of heaven swung open wide. During these days of isolation, are we doing positive things to lift our brothers’ and sisters’ spirits? Are we calling our neighbor, are we encouraging one another through emails or text messages? You can be a ray of sunshine and a glimmer of hope for someone during these days. Our Easter sacrifice to Christ may be our own attitude of positivity, encouragement and faith!
This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad. –Psalm 118:24 This is the Easter message and we need to live it. I realize that many of you, if not most of you, will not be able to gather as a family for Easter dinner. We are still in the throes of isolation and protecting one another from what could be a very deadly virus. But this does not mean that we have to be depressed, and moan and groan. We, who are people of faith, believe in Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, are to be a sign of hope and promise to our family members and one another. Make a concerted effort to be cheerful! We all do have a real reason to rejoice! Jesus Christ loves us. He suffered and died, far worse pain than you or I are experiencing from just being isolated. He did this out of love. We are to stay away from each other out of love.
Try to keep this day in a spirit of great confidence in Christ. Be of good cheer. Try to interact with your family in any way you can that is safe and lift their spirits. There was an old saying, “If Mum is happy, everyone is happy, if Mum is not happy no one is happy.” Today, whether you are Mum or Grandma or Grandpa or Dad, you be the leader of the family, you be the rock of faith and optimism. You be the person who shows the rest of the family your deep faith and trust in the Risen Christ! Show the world that we are true believers and we will not be daunted by a little virus. We will not give up our hope, be depressed, or give up on ourselves because our celebration this Easter isn’t what we are used to. We will show the world that we are Catholic Christians filled with the spirit of Christ!
Have a blessed, joyous and faith filled Easter!
God love you,
