Last week we heard: "So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead could mean." (Mk 9: 10) Today, from the Gospel of John, we hear: "After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken." (Jn 2: 22) So much of what Jesus said and did makes sense from the perspective of the resurrection. Likewise, so much of what happens in our lives will only make sense from the perspective of eternity when, by the grace of God, we will enter into the resurrection ourselves. St Paul writes: "From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way." (2 Cor 5: 16) Our Lenten journey, like life itself, looks towards the Easter mysteries even though we might not clearly see the way: "... for we walk by faith, not by sight." (2 Cor 4: 7) Let us have the commitment to stay the course with our Lord Jesus and not give up on the faith which has been handed on to us even when we cannot see a clear way ahead.
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