Jesus’ resurrection is then the seal set by the Father on the Son’s fight, on his agón: and the Son, showing that he had a reason to die (giving one’s life for the other men), showed that there is a reason to live (i.e. to live, to dwell in the communion). Therefore the Father called him back from the reign of the dead, making him Lord forever.

All men, even if they know neither Him nor His plan, carry a feeling of eternity inside their heart and they all wonder: “What can we hope for?”. They know that, if they remain insensible to the resurrection, they prevent them from knowing “the sense of the sense” of their life. With difficulty and sometimes along wrong paths, men wait for and look for the good news of life being stronger than death, of love being stronger than hate and violence. Christ, risen and living forever, is the true answer which requires an authentic narration from Christians, a narration which can be made just by those who experienced the Living God. Where are these Christians? Yes, today there are still Christians who are able of all this: there are still Christian martyrs, Christian prophets, and Christian witnesses who never blush because of the Gospel. One more time, today just like the morning of the resurrection, the same announcement comes from the empty grave: “Don’t be afraid! Have no fear! Don’t be anguished! The Crucified has risen and gone before you!”. Yes, a spring is near for the Church by now, a season during which the Spirit of the Risen Lord will make himself present as never before, a season during which God’s Word will be less rare.