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Gospel On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” Now a week later his disciples were again inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.” Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.” Now, Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book. But these are written that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that through this belief you may have life in his name. Homily Imagine for a moment that the gospel passage that we just heard started off like this, keeping in mind that this was the first time Jesus met with the disciples after his crucifixion. On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Boys, I have some good news and some bad news.” Then Peter stepped forward and said, “Lord, you have risen from the dead! Your heavenly power has conquered even death! How could there possibly be bad news?” To which Jesus replied, “I want to talk to you guys about last Friday.” After all, Jesus was fully human. On Good Friday, we heard the account of the Passion. Jesus bled, suffered, fell from both exhaustion and pain. Jesus cried out in anguish. And just hours before, he was sharing a meal with his closest friends who promised to be with him. But when the time came, Jesus found himself alone. Is there any doubt that Jesus felt the sting of being abandoned? I can’t speak for all of you, but if it were me who found myself alone at a time like that, I guarantee that I’d be harboring some pretty deep resentment. But the first words spoken to his friends were, “Peace be with you.” Forget the disciples for a moment and consider the broader community of Jerusalem. Just five days prior to his death, they welcomed Jesus at the gates of the city by laying palms at his feet. They treated Jesus like royalty. Then presumably, this same crowd flip flops and screams for his execution. This community totally turned its back on Jesus in the worst conceivable way. How Christ respond? “Peace be with you.” No anger, no resentment, no bitterness, just peace. There are two points that I really want to highlight in this scripture passage. The first, Jesus meets us where we are. The disciples were afraid and in hiding. They were the ones who turned their back on Jesus. But at the same time, they longed for him. They didn’t have to go out searching for Jesus. Christ came to them. Their desire to be with Christ brought Jesus into their midst. The second point that I’d like to highlight is that when we sin, when we act in a way that is not Christ like, when we set our priorities so that other things or even our own selfishness come before God, we abandon Jesus. Just like the disciples did. The sting of abandonment is felt by Jesus all over again. When, like Peter, we deny knowing Jesus, deny being his follower out of fear of being rejected or ridiculed, we are like the crowds who laid palms as Christ’ feet on Sunday only to reject him on Friday. The beauty of Christ forgiveness is that at the very moment we lament the distance we have created between us and God, Jesus appears and says, “Peace be with you.” The fruit of forgiveness is indeed peace. When we choose to forgive or more importantly, when we choose to let ourselves be forgiven, we free ourselves of the burdens brought on by clinging onto pain and resentment. Each time we make the decision to hold onto the past hurts, it’s as if we are reliving the suffering brought upon us. The cycle of pain continues. But embracing forgiveness brings about peace. What Jesus endured on Good Friday; being abandoned by his friends, rejected by his followers, and the shear brutality crucifixion. This is more pain than I could possibly fathom. And at the same time, knowing all that Christ experienced, to return to the community that brought him so much suffering and then to express with the truest sense of love, “peace be with you”. This is a level of forgiveness that I will spend a lifetime trying to achieve. But this is our calling, This morning we hears Jesus say “as the Father has sent me, so I send you.” Our mission is clear, to love how Christ has loved us. To forgive, no matter how difficult it may appear. To be the vehicle which brings about peace. This is what Jesus has asked for us to do. When we approach his altar and receive him, when we take his presence and make it known amongst our families and communities we live out our calling.
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यूहन्ना अध्याय 20 हप्ताको पहिलो दिन बिहानै मरियम मग्दलिनी येशूको चिहानमा गई। तिनले देखिन कि त्यो ठूलो चट्टान जो चिहानको द्वारमा राखिएको थियो त्यो ढुंगा हाटाइएको थियो। 2 यसैले मरियम शिमोन पत्रुस र अन्य चेलाहरूकहाँ गई (जसलाई येशूले धेरै माया गर्नुहुन्थ्यो।) मरियमले तिनीहरूलाई भनिन, “तिनीहरूले प्रभुको देहलाई चिहानबाट लगेछन्। हामी जान्दैनौ तिनीहरूले उहाँलाई कहाँ राखेका छन्।” 3 यसकारण पत्रुस र अर्को चेला चिहानमा जानलागे। 4 तिनीहरू दुवै दुगरे, तर अर्को चेला पत्रुस भन्दा छिटो दगुरे। यसैले अर्को चेला चिहानमा पहिले पुगे। 5 चेलाले निहुरिएर तलतिर हेरे। तिनीहरूले सूती लुगाको टुक्राहरू मात्र त्यहाँ रहेको देखे, तिनीहरू भित्र झरेनन्। 6 त्यसपछि शिमोन पत्रुस आइपुग्यो। पुत्रस चिहान भित्र गयो। उसले सूती लुगाको टुक्रा मात्र त्यहाँ रहेको देख्यो। 7 उसले येशूको टाउँको बाँधिएको लुगा पनि देख्यो। त्यो लुगा पट्याएर सूतीको कपडाका टुक्रादेखि अलग्गा राखिएको थियो। 8 त्यसपछि अर्को चेला पनि पस्यो। यो मानिस अघि चिहानमा पहिलो पुग्ने चेला थियो। तिनले भित्र पुगेर जे देखे त्यो विश्वास गरे। 9 ती चेलाहरूले अझ बुझेका थिएनन कि धर्मशास्त्रले भनेकोछ कि येशू मृत्युबाट जागी उठ्नै पर्छ। 10 त्यसपछि चेलाहरू आफ्ना घर र्फक। 11 तर मरियम चिहानकै बाहिर उभिएर रोइरही। जब रोई रहेकी थिइन् चिनहान भित्र हेर्नु तिनी निहुरिन्। 12 मरियमले सेतो वस्त्रमा दुई स्वर्गदूतहरू देखी । तिनीहरू जहाँ येशूको टाउँकोपट्टी र अर्को स्वर्गदूत येशूको खुट्टापट्टी बसिरहेका थिए। 13 स्वर्गदूतहरूले मरियमलाई सोधे, “हे! नारी! किन रोईरहेकी छौ?”मरियमले जवाफ दिइन, “कसैले मेरा प्रभुको शरीर लगेर गएछ। तिनीहरूले कहाँ राखेका छन् मलाई थाहा छैन।” 14 मरियमले यति भनिसकेर जब र्फकिन उनले उहाँलाई त्यहाँ उभिरहनु भएको देखिन्। तर तिनले येशू भनेर चिनिनन्। 15 येशूले उनलाई सोध्नुभयो, “नारी, तिमी किन रोइरहेछौ? तिमी कसलाई खोजिरहेछौ?”मरियमले उहाँलाई त्यहाँ बगैंचाको माली सम्झी। तब मरियमले उहाँलाई सोधी, “के तिमीले येशूलाई लग्यौ, महोदय? भन उहाँलाई कहाँ राखेकाछौ। म त्यही जानेछु र उहाँलाई लानेछु।” 16 येशूले उसलाई भन्नुभयो, “हे मरियम।”मरियम येशू तर्फ फर्की र यहूदी भाषामा उसलाई भनी, “रब्बोनी।” (अर्थ “हे गुरुज्यु”) 17 येशूले उसलाई भन्नुभयो, “मलाई नछोऊ। म अझ् सम्म पिताकोमा गई सकेको छुइँन। तर मेरा दाज्यु-भाइहरू भएकोमा जाऊ, र तिनीहरूलाई यसो भनः ‘म मेरो पिता र तिमीहरूका पिताकहाँ फर्की जाँदैछु। म मेरो परमेश्वर र तिमीहरूको परमेश्वरकहाँ फर्की जाँदैछु।”‘ 18 मरियम मग्दलिनी चेलाहरूकहाँ गईन् अनि उनीहरूलाई भनिन, “मैले प्रभुलाई भेटें।” अनि येशूले जे भन्नु भएको थियो ती सब भनिदिइन्। 19 हप्ताको पहिलो दिन थियो। चेलाहरू त्यो बलुकी भेला भएका थिए। यहूदीहरूको डरले दैलोहरू बन्द थियो। तब येशू आउनु भयो र तिनीहरूका सामुने उभिनु भयो। येशूले भन्नुभयो “शान्ति तिमीहरूसँग रहोस्।” 20 येशूले यति भने पछि उहाँले आफ्ना हात र कोखा देखाउनु भयो। तब चेलाहरूले प्रभुलाई देखेर अति खुशी भए। 21 त्यसपछि येशूले फेरि भन्नुभयो, “शान्ति तिमीहरूसंग रहोस्। पिताले मलाई पठानु भयो। त्यस्तै प्रकारले अब म तिमीहरूलाई पठाइरहेछु।” 22 यती भनिसके पछि, येशूले चेलाहरूमाथि श्वास फुकेर भन्नुभयो, “पवित्र आत्मा लेओ।” 23 यदि तिमीहरूले मानिसहरूका पाप क्षमा गरिदियौ भने तिनीहरूका पापहरू क्षमा हुनेछ। यदि त्यसो गरेनौ भने तिनीहरूका पापहरू क्षमा हुनेछैन्।” 24 थोमा जसलाई दिदुमस भनिन्छ, येशू चेलाहरूकहाँ आउनु हुँदा थिएनन्। बाह्रजना मध्ये थोमा एकजना थिए। 25 अरू चेलाहरूले थोमालाई भने, “हामीले प्रभुलाई देख्यौं।” थोमाले भने, “म त्यति बेला सम्म विश्वास र्गदिन जबसम्म काँटीले छेडिएका दागहरू उहाँको हातमा देख्दिन अनि औलाँ त्यो काँटीको दागहरूमा राख्दिन र उहाँको कोखामा मेरो हात राख्दिन।” 26 एक हप्तापछि सबैजना चेलाहरू घरमा जम्मा भएका थिए। थोमा तिनीहरूसंग थिए। दैलो बन्द थियो, तर येशू आउनु भयो र तिनीहरू समक्ष उभिनु भयो। उहाँले भन्नुभयो, “शान्ति तिमीहरूमा रहोस्।” 27 त्यसपछि येशूले थोमालाई भन्नुभयो, “आऊ तिम्रो औंला यहाँ छिराऊ।” मेरा हातहरू हेर, तिम्रो हात मेरा कोखमा पसाऊ। शंका गर्न छोड अनि विश्वास गर्न थाल।” 28 थोमाले येशूलाई भने, “मेरा प्रभु र मेरा परमेश्वर!” 29 येशूले थोमालाई भन्नुभयो, “तिमीले मलाई विश्वास गर्यौ किनभने तिमीले मलाई देख्यौ। ती मानिसहरू धन्य हुन् जस-जसले मलाई नदेखिकनै विश्वास गरे।” 30 येशूले धेरै अरू चमत्कारहरू देखाउनु भएको उहाँका चेलाहरूले देखेका थिए। ती चमत्कारहरू यस पुस्तकमा लेखिएको छैन। 31 तर ती कुराहरू लेखिए ताकि तिमीहरूले विश्वास गर्न सक्छौ कि येशू नै ख्रीष्ट हुन्; जो परमेश्वरको पुत्र हुन् भनि जब तिमीहरू उहाँलाई विश्वास गर्छौ, तिमीहरूले उहाँको नाममा जीवन पाउन सक्छौं