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\"Resurrection<\/a>
Resurrection Power!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The week before Easter I went to the Winter Jam with my son, which is probably where I got sick<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Winter Jam is an evangelical Christian concert with bands like Matthew West, Sidewalk Prophets, Newsong, and Toby Mac.<\/p>\n

My seats were terrible (don’t get me started about the joys of open seating), but the music was great.<\/p>\n

What really impressed me was the simplicity and power of the preaching. Those Christian bands really have the whole praise music\/preaching thing down.<\/p>\n

They preached a lot on the Resurrection. The message was simple. Make the power of the Resurrected\u00a0Christ active in your life.\u00a0So dynamic. So biblical.<\/p>\n

It was inspiring and energizing.\u00a0But I thought, is that all there is to it? Is that all you have to do? Tell\u00a0people to allow the power of the risen Christ into their lives and\u00a0everything is great?
\n<\/p>\n

Everyone cheered like they knew how to do it but I was left wondering–how do you do that exactly? It seemed a little vague. Of course, I’m not Evangelical Christian (and you probably aren’t either if you’re reading this). I don’t really know the lingo. Anyway, I was curious so…I looked it up.<\/p>\n

Gospel.com defines Resurrection Power<\/a> thus:<\/p>\n

It’s the ultimate goal of every Christian to experience the power of Jesus’ resurrection. His resurrection represents a complete conquering of death and sin. When we give our lives to Christ, we become recipients of that power.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So Resurrection Power is the power of Jesus Christ, risen and alive, working actively in your life. It’s the power to conquer sin, to change your life, to become a follower of Jesus. It’s yours when you become a believer.<\/p>\n

All well and good, but what’s a Catholic\u00a0understanding of Resurrection Power? After all, we are in the Easter Season. We are celebrating\u00a0Christ’s Resurrection. Christ rose from\u00a0the dead conquering sin and death. How do we receive his power and have it actively affect our lives?<\/p>\n

The passage that accompanied that quote from Gospel.com was Philippians 3:10-11<\/a>:<\/p>\n

I want to know\u00a0Christ\u2014yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings,\u00a0becoming like him in his death,\u00a0and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

St. Paul tells us in Romans 6:3-4\u00a0how our union with Christ unites us to his death and the power of his resurrection. It happens through Baptism:<\/p>\n

Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ\u00a0Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore\u00a0with him by baptism into death, so that as\u00a0Christ was raised from\u00a0the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united\u00a0with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In fact, all the sacraments communicate to us the merits of Christ’s saving death and resurrection. Sacramental grace is the fruit of Christ’s passion.\u00a0The saving work of\u00a0Christ is given to us through liturgical actions like Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, and Reconciliation.<\/p>\n

This is what the Catechism calls the “dispensation of the mystery.”<\/p>\n

So, how do we receive\u00a0Christ’s resurrection power? Through the sacraments…especially the Eucharist! There we receive his very Risen Body into our own and his life comes into our souls.<\/p>\n

The Sacraments contain Resurrection Power.\u00a0They are designed to channel his power, his grace, his life into us. This enables us to overcome sin, to think like him, to follow him, and to become like him.<\/p>\n

I don’t think most people realize at all what’s really happening in the Sacraments.<\/p>\n

Wouldn’t it be cool if we called it Resurrection Power? It sounds so expressive, so meaningful, so…powerful!<\/p>\n

Maybe I’ll start. Maybe you should too!<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: Luz Adriana Villa A.<\/a> via Compfight<\/a> cc<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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