ETERNAL VICTORY

The journey in life is difficult and filled with crosses as it is filled with blessings. But sometimes the crosses seem to overshadow the blessings. The darkness seems to overshadow light, the suffering seems to overshadow the signs of resurrection and death seems to have the dominion. At times we find ourselves without hope. 

In this moment, God plants a seed of hope in our hearts and makes a way in the wilderness for us to overcome the journey of temptation. In the midst of our suffering, God plants the garden of delight. Like Jesus, we are invited to live as resurrected beings even as our hands reveal the wounds that remained.

Jesus’ message was one of forgiveness, “go and seen no more”. 

 God is going to do something new in history, and life not death will have the last word. Easter is itself the cry of victory and no one can point life that Christ has resurrected; neither death nor banners of death and hatred raised against him and against his church can prevail.

He is the victorious one just as he will thrive in an unending Easter. So, we must accompany him in lent and a holy week of cross. Those who have Christian faith and hope know that behind this Calvary lies our Easter, our resurrection. For that reason, I give thanks to the one who strengthened me in all things so that not one would impede me in the course I had undertaken and from the works which I had learnt from Christ my Lord.

It is right to make known the gift of God and His eternal consolation, to spread the word of God without fear so that even after my death I may leave something of value to the many thousands of my brothers and sisters.

David Hayker – Liturgical Leader