Monday, April 13, 2020 –
I cannot imagine what that first Easter Monday was like for the Apostles and His disciples, but it must have been amazing and totally terrifying. The darkness they experienced suddenly gone with the knowledge that Christ rose from the dead just as promised.
Mary Magdalen and the other Mary ran to tell the others “with fear and great joy.” (Matthew 28: 8b, Douay-Rheims Bible)
Mondays are always seen as a slug. We belly-ache about work, school, and a million other little things because of our “Monday blues.” There is the great line from Office Space, “Uh-Oh! Sounds like somebody’s got a case of the Mondays!”
Why has Monday gotten such a bad rap? Why do we dread all that lays before us? Mondays cannot really be as bad as we make them out to be.
What if, just maybe, we approached Monday with fear, but also utter joy of what possibilities are in front of us?
The Lord has risen! Our salvation has been bought with His precious Body and Blood. This is both terrifying and thrilling!
We can absolutely have a healthy fear of the unknown. This does not mean we live in paralytic fear or anxiety-ridden suspicion. Rather, we should trust in the Lord that He will make known to us, when we need to know it, all that is necessary to get through whatever tribulation is ahead. We need that child-like trust and wonder!
Likewise, we should take joy in the unknown. Remember when going on a trip to a new place was both scary AND exciting? That first day of school each year? You were nervous, but you trusted. You were also thrilled about what might come.
Make the most of this Monday in the Octave of Easter and of every Monday!
Saint Mary Magdalene, pray for us!
