Today's Reflections
The Resurrection of Jesus
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Mt 28:1-10
1After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. 2And
behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord
descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon
it. 3His appearance was like lightning and his clothing was white as snow. 4The guards were shaken with fear of him and became like dead men.
5Then the angel said to the women in reply, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. 6He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7Then
go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead,
and he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ Behold, I
have told you.” 8Then they went away quickly from the tomb, fearful yet overjoyed, and ran to announce this to his disciples. 9And behold, Jesus met them on their way and greeted them. They approached, embraced his feet, and did him homage. 10Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
HE HAS BEEN RAISED JUST AS HE SAID. Three
times on different occasions, the gospels tell us, Jesus predicted his
death in Jerusalem. But he also told his disciples that he would rise
from the dead. While his men and women followers marveled at his works
and were so impressed by his words, apparently they did not really take
Jesus seriously when he talked about his supposed resurrection. To put
it bluntly, they actually did not believe him.
The
disposition of the two Marys in the Gospel says it all: they have come
“to see the tomb” (v 1), “seeking Jesus the crucified” (v 5). They have
accepted Jesus’ death and they do not hope to see him alive again.
Imagine their amazement upon seeing an angel telling them that Jesus has
been raised just as he said, and that he is going before them to
Galilee where they will see him. What they once saw Jesus doing and
heard him saying were just good enough. That he has been raised from the
dead is simply too good to be true. And yet as Nil Guillemette, SJ,
puts it, “When God enters the picture, it is too good to be false.”
“What happened to Jesus must happen to us.
What happened for us must happen in us”
(Bishop Teodoro Bacani).
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