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)