Easter Sunday Reflection by Anne a lay apostle

Let us imagine that when the Lord viewed His Passion anddeath from the place of His Resurrection, He saw that He had all

He could manage on the cross in the physicality of His suffering.

He, who possessed hope for all humanity, fought the greatest

battle ever fought for hope. He did not die in desolation, despite

the circumstances of His death. He died in hope because He

retained His hope against the enemy’s effort to destroy all hope for

all time for all people. The Lord looked upon the physical reaction

to the suffering, which, it must be said, took place not in one part

of His body but in all parts of His body. He was wounded

simultaneously and thus, as a human being, was trying to tend to

Himself in that suffering in many, many areas, physically,

emotionally, spiritually, psychologically…the Lord truly took it on

in every area all at once.

We resemble Christ when this happens to us, that is, many

sufferings at one time. One suffering can impact all of these areas

and we will have to be busy tending to all of the areas during the

time of the suffering and after.

What will we look like when we are suffering grave trials?

Well, did Christ look like a King when He trudged up the hill,

bleeding, seemingly powerless, mocked and rejected? Did He look

like a King when they took away even His clothing, rendering Him

naked before cruelty? Did Christ look like a King when they nailed

His beautiful hands and feet to wood, something the Father

created in His great benevolence? The answer is no. And each one

of us is a treasure, like Christ, in that we were created by the Father

to be reverenced and assisted by others as we make our way

through the sufferings in our lives.

Apostles, when people are suffering the many aching passions

in their lives, they will show signs of wear and tear. Christ is the

jewel of humanity. Christ is the only perfect specimen. But He did

not look like that when they turned on Him, distorting his

Kingship to the furthest possible extent by disempowering Him

completely. What emerged from this situation?

The King emerged.

Excerpt from Transforming Grace 

 I am truly the King of heaven and I am the King of all God’s children on earth. I am the King of all that is good and I am the King of love. Most of all, and most importantly for you, I am your King. -Jesus

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