Until You Come Again. Happy Easter to everyone

2 Corinthians 5:15 – “His purpose in dying for all humanity was that those who live should live not any more for themselves, but for him who died and was raised to life.”

 (New Jerusalem Bible)

The current problem on today’s society is that we always focus to ourselves.  Jesus Easter message is that He died so that we no longer live for ourselves, we should live for much better life. By serving others who are in need and reaching out to friends and family members.  

As Christians, we know that selfishness is destroying this world. How should we deal selfishness in our own personal life?

Christ sacrificed His own life and died on the Cross to save us from our sins. He gave us the freedom to no longer live for ourselves. Jesus gave us a new focus in life, as we live for Him and believe in Him and His teachings. By accepting Jesus in our lives, it help us not to live for ourselves as we have done and this way, we could meet and make new friends, make amends with our family members to whom we’re not in good terms and find out how we could help and serve, to make the community a better place.

On this Easter season, let us begin our spiritual journey and may the Lord bless us and guide us in all our actions.  May God’s blessings be always with us. AMEN. 

I want to share with you what David L. Coppola wrote:

We proclaim your Death, O Lord!

          O Lord, We saw the bread crumbs, emptied vessels, damp towels

                    Scattered over the shaking floor of our faith.

          Justice was swept under the rug of violence

          And redemption hung in the balance of the Cross.

          Just when all seemed lost and death began to dance

                    The long night came to an end.

And we profess your Resurrection!

          At dawn, on the first day of the week

We pulled ourselves away from tear-stained pillows

          And walked in tired mourning to the place

          Where, unguarded, the stone was rolled away,

                    Revealing an empty tomb

                    Full of life and possibility!

          The earth shook with the news, “He is not here!”

Until you come again!

          Light shines and lilies bloom,

                    You are with us again in this upper room.

          We sigh and laugh at stories of darkness past,

                    At your table we eat and sing

                    Alleluia! Alleluia! Bells of blessing ring!

          We dare to touch each other’s hands and side.

          Peace is your gift, Love is our guide.