The preface to this book begins with a question. Who needed the most faith the first Easter morning?
Magdalene? Peter? Thomas? Mary? John? What about Jesus?
We often do not think that Jesus had or needed faith. But, what if Jesus had not believed? If Jesus had
not been able to say "I am risen" no one else would have been able to experience his resurrection.
I Am Risen is a series of homilies and reflections of the author and of others on the meaning of life and
death. It attempts to look at our own attitude toward life, and toward death. If I cannot experience forms
of resurrection in my own life, it will be difficult for me to believe in the Resurrection of Jesus. If I cannot
look at my own life and say I AM RISEN, then belief in the resurrection of Jesus will not have a major
impact on my life.
I Am Risen is a testimonial that faith is experiential. We need to live it out in our own lives. With each
defeat, each setback, each death of a loved one, we experience our own death. With every new form of
death, new life emerges. It attempts to express our belief in the resurrection of Jesus simply because
we have experienced and understood death and resurrection in our own lives.
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