For the world who has been consumed by the ins and outs of this pandemic, waiting for a doctor or scientist to come in and “save the day”…how are we any different than the paralytic in the Gospel, who spent his life waiting for mankind to suddenly come to his rescue?

…Each of us who proclaims the Christian faith have a responsibility for handing on the truth of the Resurrected Christ. We have the responsibility to proclaim Christ Resurrection not only during the Paschal season but throughout the year….

“…Go outside, stop, listen, and understand….”

“…We go from waiting to experiencing. We go from anticipation of the Light to be being bathed in Glory. We transform the words “Wait till Pascha” to “Christ is Risen!”

This year, we have a choice. We can look at the journey we have been on with bitterness or remorse, or we can grateful for the opportunity to stand with those who have come before us, whose devotion and faith in the face of adversity made it possible for us today to “Glorify Christ Risen from the Dead.”