Happy Easter! The Victory of the Resurrection:
There is something in the human heart that loves a battle and longs for victory. We all desire to win, be victorious, triumph, succeed, prevail, overcome, conquer and surmount! Every good movie, TV show, novel and story tries to tap into this eminent human quality. Beyond merely being competitive, it is as if this aspiration for victory is in the blue-print of our being.
The deification of sports is an example of this human attraction to the contest, the battle. My memories of growing up in basketball-obsessed-Indiana were rekindled as I watched Butler almost topple Duke in the NCAA Championship basketball game (A.K.A. “March Madness” or “The Big Dance”). I couldn’t fall asleep for hours after the game was over. Our brothers in Ireland were recently embroiled by controversy because they suggested it was wrong for Catholics to replace church with a rugby match on Good Friday (I guess the brothers kicked the sacred cow).
There must be something from God our creator in this human yearning for victory. The Resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the culmination and fulfillment of our deepest desire for victory …
Fr. Luke Mary Fletcher, C.F.R.
Saint Joseph Friary, Harlem, New York
So true. I love the fact that humanity has an inward desire(s) that ultimately draw us into the loving arms of our Heavenly Father.
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Blessings on all your hard work,
ERN
Not necessarily our DNA but God is not going to send us into the desert without giving us a GPS system to get us back home to Him!! Like in our cars, sometimes the traffic will drown out the voice of the GPS for a bit, but if we tune our ears to the sound, we can hear it over the traffic!! LOL
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