Episode Transcript
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“Thus it is written,
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that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day,
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and that repentance and forgiveness of sin
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is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations”.
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These initial verses of this gospel summarise for us
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the miraculous events of Easter
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and impel us to mission.
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The Resurrection emphasises that Jesus entered a new life
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that was different to His previous life.
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The Ascension emphasises that the risen Jesus is together with the Father,
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that He shares the place and dignity of the Father.
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The Kingdom of God
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that shares in the repentance and forgiveness of sins from the gospel
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will not be a political force, rather,
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it will be as the Preface of the Mass of Christ the King says,
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An eternal and universal kingdom;
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a kingdom of truth and life,
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a kingdom of holiness and grace,
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a kingdom of justice, love, and peace.
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Just as there was work to be done by the disciples post-Ascension,
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Jesus mandates us to share His glory to the ends of the earth.
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If we want to find Jesus,
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like the disciples we will find Him in the Christian community,
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and in those we shares our lives with, especially the poor and marginalised.
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When we receive the love of a brother or sister,
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it is the presence of Jesus.
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When we share that same love with a brother or sister,
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we help to make Jesus present.
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Just like the disciples,
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we are to be the tangible presence of Jesus in this world.
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These readings from Acts and Luke
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present a model for waiting on God that is rooted in hope,
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experienced with joy,
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and lived out by worship and charitable deeds.
