Living the Resurrection Today

Jesus, though he was God, took on human form and shared in our human struggles. He experienced abandonment, darkness, and death—realities that touch each of us. Yet, He did not avoid them; He passed through them. This was His Passover.

We, too, are called to pass through our own moments of abandonment, darkness, and death. It is not unusual to feel rejected or unappreciated—even by those closest to us. Despair has become a daily experience for many. We face failures, disappointments, and destructive patterns we struggle to break. These painful moments are like small deaths.

Yet if Jesus passed through them, so can we.

We pass through abandonment by choosing to love, even when our love is not returned. Loving selflessly, without expectation, brings freedom. It allows us to find joy in the very act of loving.

We pass through despair not by denying its existence, but by meeting it with humility. Acknowledging that we are lost can open our hearts to dependence—on God and on others. Humility and dependence become the path through the darkness.

And we pass through death—both the small deaths we face daily and the final one—by holding on to hope. When something ends, it makes room for something new. A failed plan may lead to a possibility we had never imagined. A broken relationship may make way for something more life-giving. These moments remind us that new life can emerge even from loss.

Jesus died and was resurrected. His resurrection is not only a past event to be remembered or a future hope to be awaited—it is a present invitation. Each day, we are called to live the resurrection by embracing love in the face of rejection, humility in times of confusion, dependence when we feel weak, and hope in the shadow of loss.

Living the resurrection today means choosing to walk through our own abandonments, darkness, and daily deaths with the faith that new life awaits on the other side. Resurrection is not reserved only for the end of life. It is something we are invited to embody, here and now.