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Good News Too Wild to Believe – Lectio Divina

April 22, 2012 By Jean Wise

While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost.
He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it in their presence.
Luke 24: 36-43


They still did not believe it because of joy and amazement
My doubts melt in Your presence, Lord.
You stand before me – alive.
You are here, right in front of me.
Tears of joy are my only obstacles to clearly seeing You.
I shake my head and wonder about this incredible event.
Jesus is alive!
Lord, sometime in my prayers I do question if You are listening.
Lord, I go about my day, often forgetting You. Ignoring Your presence. Neglecting Your word.
I cling to my uncertainties and nagging questions instead of seeking You.
Yet Your light seeps through my darkness and Your hand gently pulls me back into Your warm embrace.
You are alive!
You are here, right in front of me!
Tears of joy are my only obstacles to clearly seeing You.
I shake my head and wonder about this incredible event.
Like the disciples at Your appearance to them, my joy and amazement overwhelm my disbelieving heart.
You are alive.
What astonishing and inconceivable delight!
Jesus is alive.

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