Domingo de resurrección

The resurrection of Christ

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At the end of this Holy Week, we arrive once again to Easter Sunday. We go through Lent, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, the stories, recreations, processions, celebrations, masses, traditions, cults and everything that happens with more intensity during Holy Week in the Christian world.

The central character is Jesus, his sinless life, his teachings and miracles, his betrayal, his trial, his passion and his death on the cross to give us the option of salvation. His arrival was anticipated for thousands of years in fascinating prophecies and thus, he came in a simple way when a star announced his birth.

His life of 33 years was transforming, influential and extraordinary, teaching at every step and before thousands of eyes, among those who believed in him, those who doubted and denied him. Some witnesses to his miraculous life translated his journey into letters, stories and countless testimonies. It should come as no surprise that the compendium of ancient books that we know today as the Bible is the bestseller of all time, that is, the bestselling book in history.

Some qualify Jesus as a historical character, others as an extraordinary man, many think he was a prophet, others see him as a revolutionary symbol. Then millions like me believe that He was also who He said He was: the Son of God made man.

I would be fascinated to be able to travel back in time and meet him in those times, however, I enjoy it greatly to have known him intimately today and to have his constant influence in life. In my opinion, more than a religion, his invitation is for everyone to have a personal relationship with him, one that can begin without believing as it could begin by simply following.

The figure of Jesus attracts me, because it has been proven that he had a great time with people who were less like him. In fact, the Bible contains many stories confirming that being a sinner is rather a requirement for a relationship with Him. The miracles of the Messiah, as He is also called, were dedicated to people who were more like me and us than Pope Francis or Mother Teresa.

However, as if his whole life had not been enough, it is very powerful to discover that the crucial proof of his divine condition is found precisely in the resurrection, as a promise for all of us. This is indicated to us by his sacrifice, for we can be born again to rise from the darkness and walk into the light. The author of most of the New Testament, Paul, wrote that were it not for the resurrection, Christ’s message would have been useless.

In the first letter he wrote to the Corinthians, in the section numbered chapter 15, Paul refers to the resurrection as a kind of master key to the life of Jesus and our faith in Him as the Son of God. He puts it this way, according to the translation called the New International Version: “And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is of no avail, nor is your faith,” and then he adds: “And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is illusory and you are still in your sins”.

This is why today is a great day, for remember that Christ was a miracle of life by rising from the dead and living with us. Although many have tried to prove that it was not true, the evidence confirms that without the resurrection history would have been different. Not in vain, from that remote Jerusalem, without television advertising, Facebook or Google either, began the social phenomenon that has transcended the most in the history of mankind, bringing in grace the peace and freedom that can only be found through truth.

Like millions around the world, I believe that the resurrection was a fact seen, confirmed and shared from that supernatural moment when it happened. Christ’s resurrection is therefore, in my theological understanding, the final confirmation of his status as God himself among us.

As it is, any day is a good day to start anew, and I believe it is possible to do so by opting for a personal relationship with Jesus.

To be realistic, one must believe in miracles.

Happy Easter Sunday!

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