Jesus lives!

I find it a bit more than curious that The New Testament doesn’t give us a verbatim account of the moment of the resurrection. Had I been one of the first century writers or editors, I would have worked hard to get some inside scoop on what happened in those moments when hell was harrowed, time was transformed by eternity, when the material was made new by the spiritual, when death was defeated by the source and energy of life itself, God.

But the New Testament shows little interest in that. And there may be a message about God in that. Oh, Jesus had really been raised to new life and existence. The Gospels images of large boulders moved, earthquakes, angelic messengers, frightened disciples, confusion, perplexity, doubt, discovery, faith, all point to the experience of something deeply and intensely real, but real in a way not before known or understood by mortal minds and hearts. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are my ways you ways. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:8-9)

The resurrection really happened. But no one saw it happen. And that may be part of the message. God is real, but the depth of God and the ways of God will often simply be beyond us.
St. Paul pointed in that direction. O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! (Romans 11:33)

That may be why Jesus said, Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.

God moves in mysterious ways,
His wonders to perform.
He plants his footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm.

Jesus lives!
+Michael