And Resurrection Comes

There is a quiet ending

to the forty days

And many wonder

where the ending is?

There is the enigmatic discourse

at the ending of a Passover

And many wonder

that He chose to wash their feet

and speak about the giving of His body

the pouring of His blood.

There is the silent darkness

and pathetic ending

to the years of energy

where His teaching and the healings

engendered such enthusiasm.

And there is another silence

where empty tomb

on a Sunday morning

brought a different wondering.

God of gentle connection

through Your Spirit's light

Bless me, as you blessed those women

witnesses to the Resurrectio9n of Your Son,

with a faith that sees beyond the endings

with a hope that breathes beyond the wondering

with a love that proclaims anew

"Alleluia! He is risen!

He is risen indeed. Alleluia!"

(Sr. Perpetua McNulty, Thornhill Ministries)