He is risen

The following is part of a longer reflection on the resurrection by Little Brother of Jesus Carlo Carretto (1910-1988).

Belief in the risen Christ means something else.

For Mother Teresa of Calcutta it means comforting the dying, and for you it means doing the same.

For Martin Luther King it meant facing death, and for you it means being afraid to die for your brothers and sisters.

For Abbé Schultz, prior of Taizé, it means opening his convent to hope, and for you opening your house to hope.

Every departing missionary is an act of faith in the resurrection.

Every newly-opened leper hospital is an act of faith in the resurrection.

Every peace treaty is an act of faith in the resurrection.

Every agreed commitment is an act of faith in the resurrection.

When you forgive your enemy
When you feed the hungry
When you defend the weak
you believe in the resurrection.

When you have the courage to marry
When you welcome the newly-born child
When you build your home
you believe in the resurrection.

When you wake at peace in the morning
When you sing to the rising sun
When you go to work with joy
you believe in the resurrection.

Carlo Carretto, Blessed Are You Who Believed
found in Robert Ellsberg, ed., Carlo Carretto: Selected Writings

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The photo above is from the stations in El Rosario church in downtown San Salvador, El Salvador.