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Dr.Yuhanon Mar Diascoros Metropolitan
Blessings to the Vicar, Asst Vicar, Managing Committee Members and all our Faithful in our St Gregorios Indian Orthodox Maha Edavaka, Kuwait.
Greetings to you in the name of the Risen Lord!
The Resurrection of Christ Jesus forms the crux of Christianity and is the central event in the life of the Church. As the Apostle Paul tells us, “if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith."(1 Corinthians 15:14). The events that took place during the first continue to be the source of hope, power and peace for every Christian. God has given Christians a new birth through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Christians, through faith in the working of God are spiritually resurrected with Jesus so that they may walk in a new way of life.
The Lord Almighty himself came down upon earth, through the Ever-Virgin Mary, as an ordinary man. For our salvation He suffered, was crucified and wondrously rose the third day thereby leading to our eternal salvation, which is the path of fasting, prayer and repentance. The Resurrection of Christ must illumine our lives more radiantly than the bright light of the rays of the sun, and kindle our hearts with the real Christian hope and spirit. There is absolutely nothing in this temporal world which can compensate for the joy one gets through the resurrection of Jesus. Kunjunni Maash, a great Malayalam poet said “Yeshuvil aanu enn vishwaasam Keeshayil aanu enn aashwaasam” which means my trust is in the Lord Jesus but my comfort is in my wallet. Every Christian needs to introspect the real comfort zone, is it Jesus or our wallets? If it is our wallet then there is no point in celebrating the feast of the Resurrection of Christ because it is not Christ who dwells in our hearts rather it is mammon. The material prosperity which is the source of hope and solace (as perceived by the people) cannot take the place of Christ Jesus. Easter is not just a festival or a feast rather it is the “Feast of Feasts” which far exceeds all events and festivals in life.
We have stepped into another Easter season in our lives. Every individual would have celebrated Easter in accordance with one’s age but the question is how many Lenten seasons or the corresponding Easter has really touched our inner selves. Are we observing the lent and the feasts just for the sake of it or has it any deeper influence on us? Has it been able to transform us into a new individual? We need to find an answer to these questions. if the answer is positive then we should strive to spread the same to others on the other hand if it is negative ,then it is the need of the hour to find out our short comings and rectify the same.
Let us make a vow that we shall cleanse our hearts blotted by the iniquities with the hyssop of repentance and absolute faith in our Saviour; so that our heart reverberate the joy and peace of Christ’s Resurrection and see through the gleaming unapproachable light of the Lord.
Wishing all readers a Blessed and Happy Easter.
Dr. Yuhanon Mar Diascoros Metropolitan
