We have a different desire. We have a different hope that the voice that calls us each by name…is something that provides hope and understanding.
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Jesus is telling his disciples then, and us now, that this is how He cares for us. He’s not a leader who is around just long enough to get paid, like the hired hand. He’s not there just to do the easy work. Jesus the Good Shepherd has come to offer salvation through love, self-giving, tenderness and vulnerability.
Jesus wants to give them concrete proof that he is real. That even his resurrection body can eat and digest food.
How can we give our hearts to something we don’t know through our own experience?
Today we celebrate the day above all days in our faith. This is the day we remember and proclaim the foundational event of our faith: the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth.
This is the night. This is the night when we gather as God’s people to hear the stories of salvation history. The stories that teach us who we are, who’s we are, what we believe, what our God is like.
Fr. Reho preaches on Good Friday. Today’s readings are Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Hebrews 10:16-25 and The Passion According to St. John. You can view those readings and more by viewing our online bulletin by clicking on this link.
Fr. Cannon preaches on Maundy Thursday. Tonight’s readings are Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 and The Gospel According to John 13:1-17, 31b-35. You can follow along with those readings and more by clicking on this link.