Solemnity of Easter Thursday March 31, 2005 Scripture: Acts 3:11-26; Luke 24: 35-48 Reflection: The disciples were terrified. Jesus, someone whom they had known and loved, was gone. It was all over. And then it happened. Jesus himself stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.” He was eager to dispel any fear in their hearts. Jesus came to them. The life they had known and shared was not buried, but alive in them. Jesus was not a dead memory, but a living presence. In today’s Gospel reading we are reminded that what might seem to be a tragic end is often a glorious beginning. What seems to be an unbearable cross is often a unique blessing. Suggested Action: Recall a time when a cross in your life turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Sr. Mary Ann Cody, IHM Plymouth, Pennsylvania