March 23, 2008
An Easter Message of Hope
I was recently emailed this and thought it made a wonderful Easter post:
"The Cross had asked the questions; the Resurrection had answered them.
The Cross had asked the question: How far can Power go in the world? The Resurrection answered: Power ends in its own destruction, for those who slew the foe lost the day.
The Cross had asked: Why does God permit evil and sin to nail Justice to a tree? The Resurrection answered: That sin, having done its worst, might exhaust itself and thus be overcome by Love that is stronger than either sin or death.
Thus 'there emerges the Easter lesson that the power of evil and the chaos of any one moment can be defied and conquered, for the basis of our hope is not in any construct of human power, but in the Power of God Who has given to the evil of this earth its one mortal wound-- an open tomb, a gaping sepulchre, an empty grave.'
...Whence shall come our hope for the Church? It will not come from the world, for if the world loved the Church, the Church would be no salvation to the world. If it were not hated, it would be weak. It is only because the fires of its Truth are blinding evil eyes and convicting them of sin and judgment, that the world vainly tries to put them out. And though the world is tearing up all the photographs and blue-prints of a society and a family based on the moral law of God, be not disheartened. The Church has kept the negatives..."
It is from Archbishop Fulton Sheen (a message on 4/25/1943). If you don't know, Archbishop Sheen was a powerful preach of the Truth. He was, I believe, the first priest to have a television show, where he led people to Jesus' Church every week. His sermons still resonate today.
I hope you have a wonderful Easter! Christ is Risen, let us rejoice in Him!
God bless,
Jay
Posted by Jay at March 23, 2008 12:55 PM | TrackBack
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