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Happy Easter! Even though the Easter lilies in the Chapel have wilted and died, the Easter season is celebrated in our Catholic Church for 50 days. The Scripture readings we hear proclaimed during the Easter season move from grief and fear to excitement and joy. I like to call this week’s encounter with the risen Christ, Breakfast on the Beach. When Peter realized it was Jesus on the shore, he jumped in the Sea, clothes and all to swim to his friend. Jesus invited him and the rest of the disciples to join him for a breakfast of fish and bread cooked over a charcoal fire. What an exchange of friendship and love!
During spring break several students and I were in Kansas City for a service trip. One day we set up a charcoal grill in the park, grilled hamburgers and invited the residents of a “tent city” to join us for a Picnic in the Park. While eating together we talked about the places we’ve lived, the jobs we’ve had, the music we enjoyed, and our families. This encounter over a meal was also a mutual exchange of friendship and love!
As we continue to celebrate Easter and wrap up the end of spring semester, may we take time to share a meal (or a cup of coffee) with those we love and care about and in the process encounter the Risen Christ in our midst.
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