What is the basis of our faith in the resurrection? The scriotures tell us that "faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the convictionof things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1). Faith is an entirely free gift that God makes to us. Our faith is a free assent to the whole truth which God reveals to us through His word. Faith is certain because it is based on the very word or God who cannot lie. Faith also seeks understanding. That is why God enlightens the "eys of our hearts" that we may know what is the hope to which He has called us (Ephesians 1:18). Peter the apostle says, we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (1Peter 1:3). Through the gift of faith the Lord reveals Himself to those who believe in His word and He fills them with "new life in His Holy Spirit". Do you live in the joy and hope of the resurrection? And do you recognize the presence of the Risen Lord in His word, in the "breaking of the bread", and in His church, the body of Christ?
"Lord Jesus, may we always live in the joy and hope of the resurrection and never lose sight of its truth for our lives."
This reflection is courtesy of Don Schwager (c) 2012,
whose website is located at http://www.rc.net/wcc/readings
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