A Jesus whose physical body remains in the grave gives me no hope for a physically broken world. But a Jesus who comes out of his tomb, who breaks bread with his disciples, who offers his wounds to Thomas to feel, this is a Jesus who reminds me that God cares about this world, and has begun the arduous task of re-creating every single atom.
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Often when we pray we are trying to get God to give us our ideal pain-free world. God, on the other hand wants us to accept the reality of his presence in this pain-ridden world.
Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R.
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“As a person of faith, I say to you: there is holiness in grief, in tears and in anger. In the refusal to be comforted, there is the understanding that these bullets have torn a rent not only in individual lives but also in the fabric of life itself, in an understanding of community as it ought to be. Such refusal proves that we have glimpsed and can imagine a better way of being together in the world.”
Happy Birthday, President Mandela.
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