Today is the Feast of St. John, the Beloved Disciple, but the Gospel is about Mary Magdalene, another beloved and loving disciple and "the other disciple whom Jesus loved" (Jn 20:2), whom we assume is John. Both see the empty tomb and come to believe. It takes awhile to sink in and for them to realize that Jesus is alive, but their joy becomes full when they share this new with others, even though they are slow to believe and take some dramatic convincing.
We are now two days from Christmas and perhaps find our Christmas enthusiasm and joy waning or warning off, but we can regain it by putting ourselves in Mary's and John's shoes at the empty tomb and sharing this good news and our faith with our families and those with whom we work. Just talking about Jesus in simple and familiar terms is enough...we don't have to preach an eleoquent sermon, but just let our faith surface and be a living part of our day.
Bro. Rene
Note: I will not have access to the internet tomorrow morning, so there will be no slice of bread. Will serve up anoher on Friday morning...
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