Risen, Christ now lives forever.
St. Peter makes a declaration which is now addressed to all hearers of the word of God of every generation: “You have killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead”
This is the message of the resurrection. It is an eternal and timeless truth which is addressed to all men and women of all ages. The resurrection is real in each of our lives. Divine grace is even more active and powerful than ever! God is Sovereign, Master of life and history. We can pretend to ignore ignore or kill God in our hearts or in our history, but God becomes even more alive and omnipresent than ever. We can seek to obstruct the truth or the word of God, but it becomes more than alive in our lives. Our God reigns!
As Peter and the other Apostles insist on the power of the most holy name of Jesus, we too are invited to trust completely in Jesus and in his Almighty name.
May our words, our actions and our lives contribute to bringing glory to God. By healing the lame man, Peter and his friends find this an opportunity to spread the Good News.
Christ is risen, alleluia
Fr. Georges Roger Bidzogo sac