| I AM RISEN The preface to this book begins with a question. Who needed the most faith on 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. TO CONTINUE TO RETURN TO HOME PAGE TO EMAIL bill crumley OPTION PRESS 3041 CHITIMACHA TRAIL CHARENTON LOUISIANA 70523 337-923-4281 |
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