亞肋路亞，主耶穌基督復活了！
基督的復活，有甚麼值得我們如此高興呢？
做耶穌基督的兄弟，有甚麼值得我們如此高興呢？
耶穌說：「不拘誰遵行我在天之父的意旨，他就是我的兄弟，姊妹和母親。」（瑪12:50）聖母瑪利亞堪稱耶穌基督的母親，不但因為是她誕生耶穌，更重要是她遵行天父的意旨。天父的意旨是甚麼呢？前面已經說過了，希望你沒有忘記。
其中一個原因，就是耶穌基督把我們當作他的兄弟。在復活以前，耶穌與門徒的關係是師徒關係。耶穌基督是師父，我們是徒弟。他曾教導說：「沒有徒弟勝過師父的…徒弟能如他的師父一樣…也就夠了。」（瑪10:24-25）他甚至強調，我們的師父祗有一位，我們眾人都是兄弟（23:8）因此，耶穌基督的師父地位，是無可置疑的。但復活後的第一句說話，便告訴熱心的婦女，去「報告我的兄弟，叫他們往加利肋亞去…」（28:10）耶穌基督的門徒，升級成為了他的兄弟。
聖經的第一對兄弟，即加音和亞伯爾，骨肉相殘，兄弟鬩墻，加音出於嫉妒，殺了亞伯爾。這是人類的第一宗謀殺案。當天主詢問加音亞伯爾的下落時，加音反問：「難道我是看守我弟弟的人？」（創4:9）結果加音被放逐，一生過著漂泊的生活。由此可見，兄弟有互相守護的責任。所以，有耶穌基督作我們的兄長，守護著我們，並且與他一起，成為天國的繼承人（羅8:17），是一件多麼幸福的事…可是，我們有資格做基督的兄弟嗎？有！
慈悲的天父，請啟示給我們祢的意旨，並賜給我們所需的恩寵，好能承行祢的意旨。亞孟。
LORD JESUS CHRIST IS RISEN (Matthew 28:8-15)
Alleluia, Lord Jesus Christ is risen!
What is so worth joyous about the resurrection of Christ?
The first pair of brothers in the Bible, Cain and Abel, were characters in a fratricide. Out of jealousy, Cain killed Abel. This was the first murder case in human history. When God asked Cain about his brother Abel, Cain retorted, "... am I my brother's keeper?" (Genesis 4:9). Consequently, Cain was exiled and led a fugitive life. From this, we see that brothers have the responsibility of being keepers of each other. Now we have Jesus Christ as our brother to keep us, to be with him and become the heirs of God. (Romans 8:17) How happy it is ... But, are we qualified to be brethren of Christ? Yes, we are!
Jesus said, "For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother." (Matthew 12:50) The BVM is truly the mother of Jesus Christ. Not only did she give birth to Jesus, more importantly, she followed the will of the heavenly Father. What is the will of our heavenly Father? I mentioned it before. Hope that you still remember.
One of the reasons is that Jesus Christ treats us as his brethren. Before resurrection, disciples were disciples and Jesus Christ was the Master. Once he had taught, "A disciple is not above his teacher ... it is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher ..." (Matthew 10:24-25) He even emphasized, "... you have one teacher, and you are all brethren." (23:8) Therefore, the Master status of Jesus Christ is indisputable. But the first sentence he spoke to the women after resurrection was, "... go and tell my brethren to go to Galilee ..." (28:10). The disciples of Jesus were elevated to become his brethren. Then, what is so worth joyous to be the brethren of Jesus Christ?
Merciful Father, reveal us your will and give us the necessary grace to carry it out. Amen.
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