REFLECTIONS

“He has risen! He is not here.” (Mark 16:6)
 
Soon after that first resurrection day followers of Jesus began greeting one another by saying, “Christ is risen; he is risen indeed!” The whole message of the gospel can be summed up in these few words: “Jesus is risen!”


The world is filled with religions built on various philosophies or personalities. But only the Christian faith claims its founder was raised from the dead and is alive today. “He is not here. See the place where they laid him.” This is the heartbeat of the good news.


The cross and the grave are not the end! Following Jesus is not a dead-end street. 


Today, in all the world, Jesus the living Lord is on the move. We are called to follow in his footsteps, bringing the good news of Jesus’ victory over sin, death, and destruction in our words and by our actions. We have been given the privilege of telling others so that they may know Jesus, the risen Savior of the world.