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friday in the octave of easter
Bon Secours
April 21, 2017
Christmas Versus Easter++++++++++++++++++++
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Easter different from Christmas / Christmas an
event that took place once and for all.
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Easter ends w/ Peter before an empty tomb
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Easter stands in stark witness to meaning of
what’s it to go on: despite death,
in face of death, because of death
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To celebrate Easter = to stand in light of empty
tomb & decide what to do next w/ our lives
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Peter touched deeply, life transformed by
standing before empty tomb & who he was before the tomb / who he
was after it
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Transformation shows us effect empty tomb can
have on us
From Realist to Risk-Taker++++++++++++++++++
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Peter one who makes great promises & then
breaks them. “I will never betray you”
& 3x does
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Great w/ statements & actions that save own
status, slipping away, when others associating
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Peter, part of us that knows how to be Cath w/o
a cross / loves all J stands for as long as loved
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When crowd’s mood changes, so too Peter
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Peter values what people think of him > than
values integrity, more than values own truth
APPLICATION++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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The Peter in us is such a realist / don’t rock
boat
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No need speak out against abuses where we see
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No reason to mix work & religion
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No gain by upsetting circles gossiping or family
reunion w/ delicate subjects
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At empty tomb, Peter learns he has to stand
publicly w/ those who believe what J believed & risk own reputation
Conclusion++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Today we come to empty tomb & must leave to
return to living life at home, work, & play
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And you? How have you come facing seeming
tragedy
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How do you leave?
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Easter demands as much of us today as it did of
the disciples then.
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