He has Risen … have we?

“This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Ps 118:24

Allow me to shamelessly quote the Gospel Acclamation from today, as an Easter people this should be the quote that we live by each and everyday.
Of course it is easy to fall into the trap that the world we live in today is crazier, more chaotic, disenchanted, unmoral… feel free to add whatever word you would like to use to describe that state of the world, the dog ate my thesaurus.

I think every generation feels that the generations before had an easier time.
So it seems we have a choice, we can wake up every morning, look out the window and say “the world looks the same” or “Don’t worry, Be Happy”.
Maybe Padre Pio said a more appropriate quote, “Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry.

Imagine if we woke up every morning and lived out…
“This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.”

Would that not change how people see the World, the Church, see people who follow Christ.

We need to change the narrative…
we need to stop living like we will be joyful once everything is fixed and start living joyfully because this is the day the Lord has made.

There is no generation that lived joyfully because they lived in a perfect world, they needed to choose to be joyful.

God created us in his image, I think that is a good reason to be joyful.

Let’s rise up each day rejoicing … inspiring gladness.
Peace,
DG