The reading for today are the continuation of the Easter narratives:Acts 5:27-32; Psalm 118:14-29 or Psalm 150; Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31This Sunday is the Second in Easter, April 15th 2oo7 sometimes called Low Sunday
A spiritual companion once advised me when talking of "speaking to Christ"
that if I was unsure about the process
then I should ask Christ to show me the wounds in his hands.
It seems a macabre thingh to do, but it is I think authentic
We should beware the sort of Christianity that avoids the wounds of Christ.
We should not make the mistake of thinking, on the other extreme,
that we should inflict suffering in order to encounter Jesus,
But we have here an insight about resurrection faith that is quite keen.
It will be in pain and anguish
that we come to understand
that Christ holds us in place.
It will be at death's door
that the mystery of life eternal
is most keenly felt.
It will be when we feel uncertain
unsure, and even faithless
rather than when we are confident, strong
and full of spiritual energy
That we hear Jesus call us by name.
This sort of experience is so widely documented
in the lives of faithful people
that we do well to note that it was right there at the beginning
with the apostles
In our life
Look for the wounds
and there you you will find the Christ
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