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Friends, <b><span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)">in our Gospel for today, drawn from St. John’s account, Jesus shows his
disciples the wounds of his Crucifixion, and then he offers them <i>shalom</i>
(peace).<span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"> </span></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">It is the juxtaposition of <span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">the wounds</span> and the shalom that
carries power.<span style="background-color:rgb(246,178,107)"> </span></span><span style="background-color:rgb(249,203,156)"><span style="background-color:rgb(246,178,107)"><span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">The wounds </span>alone would leave us afraid, convinced of our
sin but <span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">not of</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">a way out</span>. <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">The <i>shalom</i></span> alone would leave us with cheap grace, <span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">a too-easy way out</span></span>.</span></b><br> <br><b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">And
this is precisely why, immediately after uttering that word and showing
<span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">those wounds,</span> Jesus sends the disciples on a mission of forgiveness</span></b>:<b><span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)">
“He breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose
sins you
forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.’”</span></b><br> <br><div><b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">The
Church receives its essential mission and identity as the bearer of the
divine forgiveness. We have been entrusted with speaking the <i>shalom</i>
of Jesus to</span></b> <b><span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">a fallen and hopeless</span></b> <b><span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)">world</span></b>. <b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">But it’s not <span style="background-color:rgb(246,178,107)"><span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">cheap grace</span> </span>that
<span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)">we </span>share.</span></b> <b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)">We</span> participate in Jesus’ mission of showing his<span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"> wounds </span>as
well. The Church refuses to explain <span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">sin</span> away or make excuses for<span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"> it </span>or
call <span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">it </span>by another name.</span></b></div><div>
<div><i style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b><span lang="hu"><span>Lábunk együtt
járjon, kezünk együtt gyűjtsön, </span></span></b></i></div><div><i style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b><span lang="hu"><span>szívünk együtt dobbanjon, bensőnk együtt
érezzen, </span></span></b></i></div><div><i style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b><span lang="hu"><span>elménk gondolata egy legyen, </span></span></b></i></div><div><i style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b><span lang="hu"><span>fülünk együtt figyeljen a
csöndességre, </span></span></b></i></div><div><i style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b><span lang="hu"><span>szemünk egymásba nézzen és tekintetünk összeforrjon, </span></span></b></i></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><i><b><span lang="hu"><span>ajkunk együtt könyörögjön az Örök Atyához irgalomért!</span></span> <br></b></i></span></div><div><i style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Amen</b></i></div>
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