‘He is not here, he has risen’
The Resurrection is the core of the Good News. The stone is removed, the tomb is empty, our deepest worries are scattered, and our God reigns. Jesus whom we worship is not just a dead hero but a living Lord. We live in the light of Easter. We rest secure in the knowledge that the grave will never be our permanent address, but merely the halfway house on our journey home. Easter then marks the birthday of our eternal hope. It is the guarantee of our own resurrection. It is above all the feast of life and calls us to create and promote a culture of life. In a broken world saturated with death and destruction, wars and violence, misery and inequality, we must continue to proclaim that something else is needed; another reality is possible. The promise of Easter peace can never be extinguished by war or hatred. One day families will be reunited, homes rebuilt, livelihoods restored and the deafening noise of bombardment will give way once more to the sounds of bells ringing and birds singing. Goodness has the power to overcome evil. Light can conquer darkness. ‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that’ (Martin Luther King). This is what ‘resurrection people’ believe.

AN EASTER WISH
May Christ, our Risen Saviour, always be there by your side to bless you most abundantly and bring peace and happiness to you and those you hold most dear. Beannachtai na Cásca oraibh uilig.