04.11.2023 | Tuesday in Paschaltide

It is an absolutely gorgeous day here in the Carondelet Garden in South Saint Louis.  The tulips are stunning right now in the garden.  The birds are singing and the skies are blue.  What more could you want for a Tuesday in Paschaltide?

I was doing my daily meditation this morning.  Mary Magdalene is at the tomb filled with grief and sorrow.  The Rabbi is gone!  What? Where did he go? Who took his body?  When Jesus appeared, she didn't recognize him.  That moment hit me this morning.  How often does Jesus appear and I don't recognize him.  Jesus appears often, and I turn away because I don't see Jesus.  I see a beggar or someone panhandling on the side of the highway exit.  I don't see Jesus.  I want to see Jesus!  I want to experience the joy of Mary when she recognizes his face and grief turns to joy.  I want to see Jesus in the faces and things around me.  Yet, I struggle.  Doubts, fear, stubbornness and pride.  I struggle.  Struggle.  

"Open my eyes.  I want to see Jesus." The lyrics of the song are the words on my heart this Tuesday in Paschaltide.  Open my eyes because I want to see Jesus.  Open my eyes. Open my heart. Open my mind. Amen.