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APRIL 29<br />
“Touch me not!“ (John 20: 17)<br />
ACCEPTING CHANGE<br />
Christ says these words to Mary Magdalene, having appeared to her after<br />
His resurrection. How painfully unexpected this must have been for her.<br />
Something had changed. He is preparing her for a different, sublimer<br />
level of communion with Him: the sacramental reality of the Church.<br />
It is often painful for me to accept change, especially in a relationship. For<br />
example, when a loved one is ageing or near death. To accept parting, the<br />
parting with their physical presence, and the fact that physical touch will<br />
no longer be possible. I want to cling... But let me remind myself of the<br />
bigger picture: Through change, suffering, parting, and death I am being<br />
led to growth. More specifically, to growth in faith; to gratefully and even<br />
joyously embrace the truth of the Resurrection and all its consequences.<br />
Let me bear His cross today, not with fear or resentment, but with a focus<br />
on the Resurrection.<br />
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