Are we witnesses to the Resurrection of Jesus? Do our lives reflect that truth? Those were a couple of questions Fr. Bob asked us to reflect on this morning at Mass. What in our lives invites us to resurrection? When questions like these arise I tend to shrink away. What evidence of the healing presence of the risen Lord are evident in my life. Actually, there is more evidence of these ordinary resurrections in my and our lives than we think at first. My tendency is to discount the ordinary in my life and instead look for the extraordinary, but it is a celebration of the ordinary that brings the glory of God to me and us in personal ways. This celebration of the ordinary and acceptance of ourselves as flawed yet blessed is the secret to holiness. Saints are not extraordinary people performing extraordinary feats. They are instead ordinary people loving, forgiving and consecrating ordinary events in ordinary people’s lives. It is our imperfections that draw us to each other and give us the grace to heal and bless others. Peace.
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