Easter Message
“… suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. On the third day he rose again…”
From the Apostles’ Creed
Der Herr ist auferstanden! Halleluja! Der Sohn Gottes hat den Tod besiegt. Dieser hat keine Kontrolle mehr über ihn. Wenn wir auf das Leiden, den Tod und die Auferstehung Jesu schauen, dann werden wir erkennen, was Er wirklich für uns getan hat, und wir – seine Nachfolger – werden auch diesen Weg der Erlösung gehen. Unser Leben ist ein ständiges Unterwegs-Sein, ein ewiges Auf und Ab. Jesus ist uns seinen Weg vorausgegangen, und es ist genau der Weg, der uns zu unserem Himmlischen Vater führt. Wenn wir wirklich seine Nachfolger sein und ganz hinter ihm stehen wollen, wenn Jesus die wichtigste Rolle in unserem Leben sein kann, dann wird es zwar immer wieder Karfreitage für uns geben, aber nur deshalb, damit sie uns zu den Ostersonntagen unseres Lebens bringen.
Jesus is risen from the dead! Alleluia! What a comforting reality! The salvific action of God has clearly begun. When Jesus, the first born of all creation Col 1:15) also became the firstborn from the dead (Col 1:18), God shows us clearly the destiny of humankind whose salvation is possible, a gift from God given to us. Death is not the end of life but only a passageway to the next, to the eternal one, to be with the Father. Oh, if we only ever grasp the very meaning of the resurrection of the Messiah! Suffering and death would then have deep meaning in our lives. Suffering in the context of loving, and dying to oneself for the cause of others – this would not be in vain and useless when done in the Spirit of Jesus. It leads one after the end of his earthly life to an everlasting gazing of the face of God!
Si Hesus ay muling nabuhay! Aleluya! Tunay ngang hindi sa kamatayan nagtatapos ang lahat kundi dito nagmumula >ang bagong buhay. Nakalulugod isipin na ang lahat ng paghihirap at pagdurusa ay may katapusan at sa mga taong nanininiwala, sumasampalataya, at nagtitiwala sa pagmamahal ng Diyos at nagsasabuhay ng Kanyang kagustuhan, sa buhay na walang hanggan sa Paraiso mauuwi ang lahat. At iyon ay panghabang panahon! Walang katapusan. Kagaya ng dinaanan ni Hesus, dadaan din tayo sa kalagayang kailangan tayong magdusa, umunawa, magmahal, magpatawad, gumawa ng daan sa ikapagkakasundo. At malalaman natin na hindi ito walang. Kung dinaanan ito ni Hesus at malugod tayong sumusunod sa yapak niya, matatagpuan din natin ang ating mga sarili sa kung nasaan si Hesus ngayon. Doon sa piling ng Ama. Nawa ang pag-alala sa muling pagkabuhay ni Hesus ay magbigay din sa ating lahat sa Philippinische Gottesdienst Gemeinde ng ibayong pagpupunyagi na manuhay tayong tumutugon sa kaligtasang bigay sa atin.
Mabuhay po tayong lahat!
Fr. Ron A. Sandoval, SVD
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