Monday, March 18, 2002
Monday, March 18, 2002
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he
has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead.
Some believers have done that. They have followed Christ as far as the cross, but there they
have stopped. How sad. How very sad. The truth of the matter is that there is no power in
believing that once upon a time there lived a good man named Jesus who taught many good
things and then died on a cross. Paul says, "Believe in your heart that God raised him from the
dead...." When you add the affirmation that God raised Jesus from the dead, you are adding a
whole new dimension to faith.
(1 Peter 1.3
NRSV)
Every year thousands of people climb a mountain in the Italian Alps, passing the "stations of
the cross" to stand at an outdoor crucifix. One tourist noticed a little trail that led beyond the
cross. He fought through the rough thicket and, to his surprise, came upon another shrine, a
shrine that symbolized the empty tomb. It was neglected. The brush had grown up around it.
Almost everyone had gone as far as the cross, but there they stopped.
Dear Jesus, what a blessing to know that you are with God working on my behalf to save my
soul. Thank you! Amen.
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