Over the centuries, an Easter cry has been made by Christians: " Christ is risen.". That proclamation has meant to many people that the body of Jesus was somehow transformed and became a living being again. That miracle is the foundation of many Christian's faith.
Three important messages are here in those three words. First, it is Christ who is risen. Not the body of Jesus the man but the spiritual being, God's offspring. It is Christ the embodiment of God, the carrier of God's presence.
Second, the verb tells us that this is not a historical event but a fact, a declaration. The verb "is" proclaims that something exists. And that something is the spirit of the living God, the Christ.
Third, the statement CHRIST IS RISEN is a personal commitment. The world listens to the Christian who cries it and says "PROVE IT. You claim to be the body of Christ risen. Show us by your actions that the spirit of Christ lives in you. Your actions, your words, your decisions, your acts of love and forgiveness -these alone can justify your cry!"
Yes, crowds of people shouting "Christ is risen" are not convincing. The world looks for that Christ to appear, to be visible in our lives.
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