Risen for Transformation

Resurrection is the event celebrated in the texts of the Roman Catholic Lectionary today, the Monday of Easter Week. (The octave of Easter). The proclamation of Peter is one of a promise kept. The hopes of the ancestors are fulfilled. It is claear that there has been a transformation in the life of Peter as a result of Jesus Resurrection. The timid and uncertain one who betrayed Jesus is proclaiming His place as Messiah. The psalmist relates the faith and trust that the Lord is chosen for counsel and instruction. The psalmist proclaims that “I shall not be moved”. This transformation was witnessed in the Civil Rights struggles of the past 50 years. The replacement of fear and doubt with resolution and courage is the fruit of Resurrection. Even the false testimony of the fearful fails to dampen the life transformation that Matthew reveals sends Jesus disciples to Galilee to meet Him.