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 April 6, 2008 Pastor's PerspectiveIt’s impossible to miss the joy and hope of the disciples in those early days after Easter. They were bursting with Good News that had to be shared.Cardinal Hume of London speaks of this Easter hope: The great gift of Easter is hope – Christian hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake, Christ shared our experience; he suffered as we suffer; he died as we shall die, and for forty days in the desert he underwent the struggle between good and evil. But now it’s all different, and whatever the future holds in store, Christian hope gives us inward peace and inward joy. That’s what matters. The overwhelming Joy of Easter is captured in a 19th century prayer by George Herbert: Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: Such a Way, as gives us breath: Such a Truth, as ends all strife: Such a Life, as killeth death. Come, my Light, my Feast my Strength: Such a Light, as shows a feast: Such a Feast, as mends in length: Such a Strength, as makes his guest. Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart: Such a Joy, as none can move: Such a Love, as none can part: Such a Heart, as joys in love. May the joy and hope of Easter be ours in these fifty days of celebration and always. Easter Peace, Fr. Chuck
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