TRANSFORMED!
Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8; John 20:1-9
In one of his lighter moments, Benjamin Franklin penned his own epitaph:
The body of B. Franklin,
printer, like the cover of an old book
its contents torn out, and stripped of its lettering and gilding,
lies here, food for worms.
But the work shall not be wholly lost:
for it will, as he believ’d, appear once more
in a new and more perfect edition,
corrected and amended by the author.
Franklin’s epitaph is a near-perfect summary of the transformation that the resurrection brings!
Recall the transformation that happened to Jesus. His resurrected body was radically different from his earthly body! It was so radically different that his own disciples could not recognise him, and he was able to move about as he desired, and through closed doors.
We will experience this radical transformation of our bodies on the last day; our bodies, as Ben Franklin wrote, will appear in a new and more perfect edition.
There is another transformation that happens now, at the personal level. Look at the transformation in the disciples!
- from fear to joy and bold proclamation
- from doubt to belief
- from people who fought for position and greatness to people who were of one heart and one soul
After the resurrection, in the words of the second reading, they became “a fresh batch of dough”!
What about me? Do I live like an Easter person with joy and in solidarity with others? If not, what are my fears and doubts that keep me from living as an Easter person and witnessing to the resurrection? What must I do to become “a fresh batch of dough”?
Easter is a time of hope and new beginnings, and a message that we are not created to die but are on a journey to the fullness of life. May you and I experience this new beginning, lived transformed lives, and participate one day in the fullness of life.
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