{"id":4698,"date":"2026-04-24T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/?p=4698"},"modified":"2026-04-23T18:58:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:58:01","slug":"disrupted-by-resurrection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/2026\/04\/24\/disrupted-by-resurrection\/benedictine-spirituality\/4698\/","title":{"rendered":"Disrupted by resurrection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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DISRUPTION<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s nothing comfortable about DISRUPTION, yet, it\u2019s a word that we can\u2019t avoid in Eastertide. The very fact of the resurrection is a disruption of everything we know about the nature of life.

All of the resurrection appearances carry an element of disruption for the disciples. In different ways everyone who meets the risen Christ has their lives disrupted in lifechanging and unimaginable ways.

Today I\u2019m reflecting on the conversion of St Paul. It\u2019s hard to imagine a more disruptive encounter with the Risen Christ than Saul\u2019s. As he dashes around the country persecuting Christians, his world is literally upended as he is thrown off his horse. The disruption continues after his fall when, Jesus tells him:

\u201cI am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.\u201d<\/em>

He is led into Damascus, blinded and shaken to wait until Ananias arrives to restore his sight and baptise him. Luke tells us he then begins to proclaim that Jesus is the son of God:

\u201cImmediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, \u2018He is the Son of God.<\/em>“

Saul moves from persecuting Christians to proclaiming the gospel. It may be that such a transformation is only possible after such a great disruption. It\u2019s not surprising that the new creation we become in the risen Christ requires a certain amount of disruption.

To welcome him into our hearts our whole understanding and experience have to shift. We have to surrender control and allow our lives to be thoroughly disrupted.

Where is the risen Christ challenging you to allow him to disrupt your life this Eastertide?
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