Easter-an eternal beginning

Here ends everything. Jesus is crucified. The hope we had in his deeds and words didn’t work as desired. He healed all the ailments, he consoled us in pain, and he even controlled the natural powers like wind and sea. He really was the only hope on earth. We never heard of anyone else on earth that did such magnificent miracles. We expected him not to die in any situation. How can he die? He is the person who called Lazarus back to life after four days of death. How could a person of this mighty power let death to get over? What about his promises. He promised to rebuild the temple on the third day of its destruction. He promised to be with us forever. He promised a new kingdom where he will rule as a king. What happened to his promises? Where is the man who promised all these things? How can we believe that our mighty savior died? Now how will he save us? He already went to join the dead. We believed him to be the Messiah, who came on earth to save us. He even didn’t utter a word about our redemption.  He left without a word. God, are you there? If yes, please tell us whether we need to wait for another Messiah. What is our future? What will we do? We don’t know how to live again. He was an asylum for us. It is true we never could treat him as Messiah, but now what?

The question now what appeared in all the faces of Nazerath, Galeelee, Judea and zamariah. Nobody was happy as they lost their hope. Some people believed that they lost their salvation because of Jewish priests. They did not allow Jesus to complete his mission. Some other believed that Jesus was not the Messiah and they need to spend more time in prayers to wait for the real Messiah. Even his disciples lost their minds. They were afraid of their association with him who was punished by the Roman government. They wanted to save themselves from the anger of the Jewish priests and Roman soldiers. So, they locked themselves inside the room. They could not find any idea for their future. Two days passed and the third day they were hungry and tired. They wanted to eat something and remembered his loving face who gave them enough food whenever they were hungry. Peter could not control himself and cried out loudly. John, who was very close to Jesus wanted to console him but could not as he also was already exhausted. Others looked at both of them. Their minds did not have anything other than their future. A hopeless crowd with their leader died as now they do have a leader who cannot move, who cannot speak, who cannot heal and who cannot redeem the world.

“After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb (where Jesus was buried). 2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.5. The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.” 8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”

Both women could not believe their eyes. Their savior is back. The man who did in the cross is here. The man who lost all his blood in Calvary is healthy again. The man whose body was beaten to make it the ugliest on earth has become the most handsome once again. My God, how is it possible? It is just another miracle as Lazarus return to life. They ran to meet his disciples and told them the good news. After that they wandered everywhere to spread the news that Jesus, the miracle worker is alive. He has resurrected from the dead. Unlike everyone else who closed their eyes permanently, he opened his eyes after 3 days and now completely healthy even after suffering all the punishments from Jews and Romans. It is not the end. Instead it is the beginning of a new and eternal life. Now we will be safe again. He will heal us, he will console us and he will redeem us from sin. As his promise, he rebuilt the temple on the third day of its destruction. He will keep all his promises. We don’t need to wait for another Messiah. He is the real Messiah and is capable of performing all his duties. Let’s join hands together to praise him and celebrate-the eternal beginning of Joy