Encountering the Risen Christ

We read the Gospel passage of the women and later the two disciples coming to the tomb and not finding Jesus. Where is he, who took him? It is not the question we should ponder, but the answer.  He has risen. He is in everyone one of us. His presence transcends our limited human abilities to understand.  It is the mystery of faith.

Much like looking at someone who we see as empty and broken,  wrapped up in themselves, we don't always see the real picture.  Think of Jesus once crucified wrapped up in the linens. He was assumed dead, by many to not to be heard from again.  Can we find the same Jesus in those we don't want anything to do with? This is where we are challenged. Paul exhorts us to clear out the old yeast, to become a fresh batch of dough.  We can discard the old yeast of malice and wickedness as Paul states and become the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Encountering Christ is possible when the stone of our self-dependence is rolled away to find our own emptiness and the need for God. Let us find the risen Christ in all we encounter and all that we do.  Easter blessings to all my brothers and sisters.