The Hope of Easter « COOLWATERWORKS

“If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.” The Resurrection above all constitutes the confirmation of all Christ’s works and teachings. All truths, even those most inaccessible to human reason, find their justification if Christ by his Resurrection has given the definitive proof of his divine authority, which he had promised. – The Catechism of the Catholic Church, para 651.

The fulfillment of all the Biblical promises was consummated by Christ’s resurrection. The very basis of the validity of our faith in the Messiah hung in the balance one Sunday morning 2000 years ago… But the stone was moved and the tomb was empty!

May we have the hope that Easter is meant to bring us – a new life! An aspect of the Paschal Mystery is revealed to us. By adoptive filiation, we share in the real life of God’s Son. Christ’s resurrection is giving us the hope that one day a new life will be given to our bodies and that we will share in His resurrection.

This Easter, let us renew our hope and refresh our souls in the promise that it brings.

May the light of a million mornings dawn in us all!

9 Responses to “The Hope of Easter”

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1 DFish
April 4, 2009 at 1:34 pm

I’m one with your hope and prayers kapatid. Have a Blessed Holy Week. I might linger in the sphere a bit…

Salamat kapatid… Have a Blessed Holy Week din!

2 Nortehanon
April 4, 2009 at 2:03 pm

Have a blessed week, Mark. I’ll be out the whole week hopefully to bask in His presence. Thank you for sharing your Easter reflection….

…..and for posting Regine’s video here. Fan ako niyan hahaha.

Have a blessed week din Miss N… Gusto ko sanang i-post yung classical version ni Sandi Patty, pero nakita ko ito. To be consistent with the Proudly Pinoy logo, so I posted this video…

3 flamindevil
April 4, 2009 at 3:55 pm

have a blessed holy week tokayo..

Sa ‘yo din tokayo…

4 sandijmartin
April 4, 2009 at 4:55 pm

wow.. isa sa paborito kong kanta hanggang ngayon at lalo na nung ako ay active pa sa choir..

ganda talaga.. salamat sa pag-share!

Have a blessed week to you and your family!

Salamat din Sandi…. Have a blessed week din to you and your loved ones….

5 emilayskie
April 5, 2009 at 6:26 am

Wow ang ganda naman ng pagka-kanta ni Regine jan. Galing ng high notes nya kaso di ko masyado gusto yung low notes sa may bandang huli.

Ang sarap naman magbasa ng ganitong mga reflective posts ngayong Lenten Season. Kahit hindi tayo pare-pareho ng religion may mga basic teachings na nagkakatugma tayo. Yun ay ang importance ng atonement and resurrection of Jesus Christ sa ating salvation. Because of His atonement, na-overcome ang physical death dahil lahat tayo ay magkakamit ng resurrection one day. Kaya rin nating ma-overcome ang spiritual death dahil sa atonement. Naging posible kasi ang repentance dahil dito kung saan maari tayong maging malinis sa ating mga kasalanan.

Salamat po sa pag-share nito…

Hi Milay… At talagang nag-analyze ka ng performance ni Regine… This song is one of the most difficult songs ever written dahil sa required range niya… And usually operatic/choral sopranos tackle this song in head tones… But Regine did it in full voice, chest. While searching for similar videos, I also saw one of her older renditions (sabi dun sa mga nagcomment sa video, 22years old pa lang daw siya dun). The video here was taken sa isang concert para sa Bantay Bata – late 90′s, early 2000s. Ang nangyari sa ending, she opted to hit the final note and modulated to the lower notes… Yung performance nya noong 22 pa lang sya, she sustained the last note for several seconds… Anyways, I still find both to be equally compelling performances due to the difficulty of the song.

Tama ka sa pagkakatulad natin…. And I commend you for always taking the ecumenical ground… Kung napapansin mo, we revolve around similar circles di ba, at karamihan sa circles natin ay Catholics (may priest, ex-seminarians, seminarian, deacon at SFC – ako ito!)… When Jesus died on the cross for our sins, that one infinite act open the gates of heaven for God’s immeasurable mercy. Dahil dito, salvation became open for all those who decide to accept it, to work for it and to continue to hope for it….

God bless you always…

6 rebecca1006
April 5, 2009 at 7:24 pm

Beautiful, God Bless your heart.

Thank you Rebecca… God bless you too and thanks for dropping by…

7 blurosebluguy
April 6, 2009 at 5:07 am

happy easter kapatid!

Same to you Kuya Blu!

8 DFish
April 12, 2009 at 10:58 am

Happy Easter pa rin sa yo Mark…

9 redlan
June 22, 2009 at 4:14 pm

nagyon ko lang narealize, kung nagcomment ako sa mga posts mo na niri-review ko ngayon sana top 5 ako malamang. tsk tsk.

Haha! Okay lang… Keep going…