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Witness the Resurrection!

            I've never liked running. I played sports where running is punishment, and I have deeply inculcated that mentality. However, when I was in college and in need of staying in shape, I got into running. Mind you, I ran on a treadmill, so I could watch TV and take my mind off of running. I quickly found the show to best distract me from running: the original Law & Order. During the trial, witnesses took the stand to testify about some aspect of the case; maybe this our typical view of what a witness is.

            In our first reading today from the Acts of the Apostles, St. Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, says to the crowd, “God raised this Jesus; of this we are all witnesses.” We are invited to be witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Having encountered the Risen Lord, we are meant to be witnesses, testifying to the One who has conquered death and sin. In our current climate, we are called to be witnesses of hope and of joy, for Jesus is indeed risen from the dead. Alleluia!

 

Resurrection Prayer

O Risen Lord, the Way, the Truth, and the Life, make us faithful followers of the spirit of Your Resurrection. Grant that we may be inwardly renewed, dying to ourselves in order that You may live in us. May our lives serve as signs of the transforming power of Your love. Use us as Your instruments for the renewal of society, bringing Your life and love to all, and leading them to Your Church. This we ask of You, Lord Jesus, living and reigning with the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

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