{"id":3834,"date":"2025-04-21T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/?p=3834"},"modified":"2025-04-19T14:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T14:13:31","slug":"resurrection-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/2025\/04\/21\/resurrection-joy\/uncategorized\/3834\/","title":{"rendered":"Resurrection Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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All through the Easter Octave we revisit the story of the resurrection again and again. Each time we hear it from a fresh perspective, hearing a different response and picking up a different nuance. This can sometimes feel frustrating and confusing, but there is a gift in all this variety.

If nothing else, they show us how how impossible it is to completely capture or understand the reality of the resurrection, and is good for us to know that.

They\u2019ve gone to the tomb early Mary Magdalen and \u201cthe other Mary\u201d they\u2019ve come through earthquake and an encounter with an angel, before running off full of \u201cawe and great joy\u201d to share their news with the disciples. Their encounter with the resurrection is full of drama and movement, quite different from John\u2019s account where Mary meets the risen Christ alone in the quiet of the garden.

When they encounter Jesus on the path he says to them:

\u201cDo not be afraid; go tell the disciples that they must leave for Galilee; they will see me there.\u201d<\/em>

\u201cDo not be afraid\u201d is a theme that runs through the resurrection gospels, it begins almost every encounter with the risen Christ. I\u2019m struck that Jesus acknowledges and calms their fear, yet doesn\u2019t allow it to prevent him from sending them out to proclaim the resurrection. This is also true for us, the risen Christ knows our fears, our doubts, the uncertainties we live with. In the midst of all that he invites us to rejoice in his resurrection and to proclaim its reality with our lives.

Where is the risen Christ bringing joy into your life today?

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