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During this Easter season we have been reading about the various encounters the disciples had with the Risen Christ and the life-changing impact these had on their lives. These accounts generally follow a similar pattern. Initially there is a lack of recognition, doubt, disbelief, even fear and denial in the face of a reality so far beyond our human understanding and experience. Once Jesus assured them that it truly was He and He was physically present and no illusion, they reacted with joy, not only because he had miraculously survived His terrible ordeal and come back stronger than ever, but also that He and all He stood for had been vindicated. Jesus did not leave them simply to luxuriate in that moment of triumph, however. Rather He commissioned them to bring this stunning news to others, witnessing to His Resurrection and all that it meant.
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