Resurrection: An Ignatian Guided Prayer

Resurrection: An Ignatian Guided prayer

It is Easter Sunday morning and you are there at the tomb before daybreak and you are allowed to experience the resurrection.  

The Father and the Spirit come to the tomb, to raise you from the dead.  They are experiencing great loss. Jesus is dead and they miss him. The angel rolls away the stone and they enter the tomb.

The Father proclaims, “Death, you are defeated. Death, you are broken. Death, release your prey.”  The Spirit breathes life into your body. They unwrap the grave clothes from your body. You open your eyes.  You sit up. You feel new life in your veins. Death leaves your body. You are filled with Joy. The Trinity embraces with joy, together again, separated no more. The world is right again.  All the pain and suffering and injury are healed in you, leaving only scars. And you are filled with love, love for your people, love everywhere. You have conquered death. You have won the victory. 

(Now the scene shifts as Jesus comes to you.)

Jesus turns to you and says, “you have accompanied me in my passion and death. You died with me, now receive new life with me.” You run to him and you embrace. He says, “I love you. It is so good to see you again. It’s so good to be alive and to be with you again.”

And Jesus says, “It’s good to be alive.  My dying was terrible. I was abandoned and forsaken. The whole world turned against me and crushed me. Evil triumphed and destroyed me. See I still have the marks. Bitter death overcame me, but now I am raised in power to new life.” 

And you say to Jesus, “Oh, Jesus, it has been so hard to see you suffer and walk this path.  There is an ocean of grief in me. It’s hard to even take in that you are alive. Part of me still suffers with you in your passion.” You begin to weep.  Jesus embraces you again and says, “I give you my joy.” 

Suddenly you are filled with and overwhelmed with joy.  His joy fills and overflows you. Everything is good; everything is right. You stand there for a long time, just being together.  Your heart is filled with peace. Reunited with Jesus.

Take some time to talk with Jesus. Say what is on your heart and mind.

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