READINGS AT MASS
Acts 2:42-47
Psalm 118
1 Peter 1:3-9
John 20:19-31
Theme: HE KEPT THE SCARS
Dear friends in Christ, N'wokafu YESU KRISTO...
Today, in our Gospel text, we heard one of the accounts of the post-resurrection appearance of Jesus being proclaimed to us. Jesus appeared to the disciples in a locked room and, after greeting them, showed to them His hands and sides. If Jesus showed His scars to the disciples, then the scars of the wounds received for our sake never disappeared from His transformed body. In brief, Jesus kept the scars. He who has the power to get rid of every stain of sin and evil did not cause His scars to disappear but kept them.
On this Sunday of Divine Mercy, we understand that Jesus kept His scars as a badge of love for all the hurt He endured for we His beloved ones. Mercy does not allow the scars to stop love.
Beloved, there isn't a scarless life. In fact, life is often made more beautiful with scars. They tell the story of how much we have endured and how much we have given up for others for the sake of the love of God at work in us.
May we be proven by our scars. May our physical and emotional scars represent how much we love those who hurt us. May they represent the painful paybacks that we receive for our love and kindness in this hurtful world. May they remain to remind us of the evil and betrayal that the love in our innocent hearts brought upon us. May they show our endurance and bravery in Christ.
PRAYER
O Blood and water, which gushed forth from the heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in you, Amen.
May God bless you.
-Rev. Fr. Kenneth Debre
Sunday, April 16, 2023.
Holy Rosary Parish, Hohoe
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