It is common place for Catholics to remark how often the readings of the day speak, nay sometimes shout, at us. Things we’ve heard or read a hundred times take on new insights based on our circumstances. Today, Mary M found the tomb empty, heard a man talking to her, “But she did not recognize that it was the Lord.” It hits me. Mary went looking for a dead Jesus, found a live One, but being caught up in her own shock and grief, she didn’t even recognize Him standing right there! Soooooo typical of us. Me, anyway. God did not cause Thom’s injury, He didn’t even want it, but He knew it would happen and, in the midst of our shock and grief, He’s standing right in front of us. I asked for the grace to see Him better. So I turn the cell phone back on after Mass, and Ang texts me that Thom is in a wheel chair! Okay, so maybe Jesus isn’t standing right there, but He sure is sitting with Thom right now.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 17:53:56 +0000
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