La Pascua

Padre Juan Carlos looking on after a great sermon

Today was a nice Easter Sunday. Mass was really great. The message that Padre JC gave made me thank Jesus for how good He is to us. The message that he gave was focused on God's grace, overwhelming grace. The main passage was Mark 16:7 - The angel tells the women to go and tell the disciples and Peter the good news. Peter, the one that betrayed Him 3 times - Jesus calls him by name. And in this He makes a special effort to reconcile and console him.

This is what Jesus is all about! He wants to have real relationships. He wants to get into the gritty with us. He doesn't ignore things that are wrong in the relationship, no, He goes for the throat and lets us know when we've messed up or when something is out of joint. Jesus is always the one taking the first step to make things right. Death and Resurrection, it is His nature to make things good and make things right - reconciling the world to Himself. And His strategy for reconciliation is to focus in on each one of us, on each and every relationship, just like He did with Peter.

Hallelujah!

Went to the pool afterward: Me and Daniel

After mass some of the guys and I went to a local swimming pool to exercise and have some fun. The picture above is pretty funny. You'll notice that everyone has a swimming cap on, including me. It is mandatary in all public pools in the area that swimmers wear caps. I think it is pretty funny, but it's the culture. You just have to laugh at yourself and then blend on in...

Happy Easter Season!