Father Matthew Wiering Podcast
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
A fascinating and strange exchange occurs between Mary Magdalene and Jesus outside of the empty tomb. Jesus says to Mary, who has been searching desperately for his body, "Stop holding onto me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father." What beguiles us is that union with Jesus -- holding on to him and being held by him ("remaining" with him, as he puts it) is the goal of our spiritual life. So why this remark from Jesus that seems to contradict this spiritual truth? At Pentecost the Church will discover the answer. Jesus goes to the Father not to leave us but to send the Holy Spirit -- the Spirit of Love he shares with the Father -- right into our hearts. So its not less intimacy that Jesus wants with Mary but more intimacy. And the way that he will achieve it is by not remaining at an arm's distance from her (which he necessarily does while he remains bodily on earth) but by sending his Spirit into her, achieving the intimate union he desires with her from within.
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5/3/20: 4th Sunday of Easter: The Shepherd Who Searches for You
4/26/20: 3rd Sunday of Easter: With Downcast Eyes We Cannot Recognize God
4/19/20: 2nd Sunday of Easter: The Healing Power of Forgiveness (a.k.a. The Wisdom of Dolly Parton)
4/12/20: Easter Sunday: The Life that Breaks Forth from Jesus
4/10/20: Good Friday: The Cup the Father Gave Us
4/9/20: Holy Thursday: Unless We Let Jesus Wash Us...
4/5/20: Palm Sunday: The Lent We Wanted but Didn't Have
Bible Study: The Raising of Lazarus
3/29/20: 5th Sunday of Lent: Jesus, the Remedy for our Spiritual Death
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3/1/20: 1st Sunday of Lent: Adam and Eve and Right and Wrong
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2/23/20: 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Standard for Christians is Love
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