The reaction of the disciples to the resurrection is a mixture of joy, fear, disbelief, wondering, striving to understand. Their faith was being stretched, as well can be imagined. When have we ever seen someone rise from the grave after having been buried for three days? It was not normal, a brand new experience for them. Jesus had to eat some baked fish and offer to let Thomas touch his wounds to convince them that he had risen.
At the Easter Vigil, many were baptized and/or received into full communion with the Church. Perhaps today, several days later, they too are wondering, "Did this really happen? What does all of this mean? How do I live my new life when so much of my old life still engulfs me, when old fears, doubts, resentments and angers rear their ugly heads, or when sickness or death of a loved one suddenly intervene? Don't we all ask those questions? It's as if we believe, but, totter on the edge of unbelief. The answer lies in the solid presence of Jesus, who, as we see in the post-resurrection stories, goes out of his way to assure, explain, and show by his actions and love that he is with us in such a way that NOTHING can separate us from him. Let us not, then be unbelieving, but believing.
Bro. Rene
NB: Tomorrow I will be in the hospital, so there will be no slice of bread.
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