The joy of Easter is passed.
Life is back to normal.
We have to go to work.
We have to make sure the kids get to school on time.
The dishes still need to be washed.
The laundry needs to be finished.
The towels still need to be folded.
We watch the news.
Isis is still wreaking havoc in the middle east.
The militants are declaring war on all Christians.
The "Nation of the Cross" is attacked again and again.
Men, women and children are beheaded for love of Jesus.
Inflation has increased.
The price of gas is going up again.
The price of food is going up again.
We still have to pay the rent.
We still have to pay the mortgage.
We need to buy clothes
We need to change the bedding.
The list grows longer and longer.
What's changed?
If you have thought of someone you didn't like, kindly,
you have changed.
If you gave some money to the man begging in the street,
even if you thought he would buy drugs with it,
you did not judge.
You changed.
If you volunteered at a homeless shelter, and it wasn't a holiday,
You have changed.
If you said a prayer for those who have declared themselves our enemy,
that they my be converted and blessed with the love of Jesus,
You have changed.
If you prayed for the souls in Purgatory,
You have changed.
If you prayed for the Holy Father, for his health, strength and courage,
You have changed.
If you prayed for your pastor, and offered your help at church,
You have changed.
If you have begun to go to confession, monthly, weekly,
You have changed.
If you chose not to gossip,
You have changed.
If you gave to those in need,
You have changed.
If you make sure your children attend religious education classes,
whether they choose to or not,
You have changed.
If you were kind to that crazy woman at church,
You have changed.
If you smiled when you could have frowned,
You have changed.
If you have praised and adored God, even once more than you have in the past,
You have changed.
If you accept the suffering, joyfully carrying your cross,
You have changed.
The list grows longer.
God is acting in your heart and soul.
Be open.
Be accepting.
Love God above all else.
Love your neighbor as yourself.
Keep these commandments.
God is love!
God loves YOU!
Praise be to God!
This is what has changed.
God has come into your life.
"Do not abandon yourselves to despair.
We are the Easter people, and hallelujah is our song."
Saint John Paul II
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