Our good friend, William, shares a very thoughtful and prayerful Greeting.
He reflects on Easter morning in a way that the experience of 'the beloved disciple'
speaks from his heart in the empty tomb.
William writes that may our faith in the Risen Lord fill us with hope and joy.
The Entrance
From darkness to light, this is the gift of faith's enlightenment as we come with the disciples to discover the intimate mystery of Our Lord's death and resurrection. There is one particular time and place in which the meaning is revealed - in the darkness of the sepulchre on Easter morning - for the light to shine upon the entrance to our mind.
John 20:8 .. the other disciple also went into the tomb; he saw and he believed
I love to enter the deepest realms of faith
Of the meaning of Your death and resurrection,
Standing in the shadows within Your sepulchre
As the morning rays lighten upon its entrance.
Man amongst men You lived on earth,
Eternal God committed by the trial of life
Through the witness of Your living testimony
To Evil's enslavement of humanity.
Condemned You bore the burden of our guilt,
Cast out and crucified You healed the wounds
Which we inflict upon You and upon each other
As we wrestle in the embrace of Your cross.
I am overwhelmed by the aura of the tomb
For Your death reveals what life conceals
The emanation of the Essence of Your Being
Shining in glory upon the entrance to my mind.
Ps 56: 12 .. 0 God. arise above the heavens; may Your glory shine on earth!
Ps 16: 15 .. in faith and righteousness
/ shall see l'our face and be filled,
when I awake, with the sight of Your glory.
