Seeing is believing. St John could not
disbelieve the evidence of his own eyes on that
first Easter Sunday morning. We too believe, not
because we have peeked into an empty grave, but
because the power of Christ's resurrection is
all around us if only we open our eyes in faith.
Then the other disciple who had reached the tomb
first also went in; he saw and he believed.
(John 20: 8)
It is not only at the turn of a New Year that we can
make resolutions. Easter is also a perfect time to
make changes, to make a difference. Perhaps as an
Easter People our resolution should be:
Demand
The Impossible
Pretzels used to be made by monks at the Vatican to give
to the poor as a representation of Lent because they
looked like Christ lying with his arms folded and
praying