“You know what happened all over Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached, how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power. He went about doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses of all he did both in the country of the Jews and all Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree. This man God raised on the third day and granted that he be visible, not to all the people but to us, the witnesses chosen by God in advance, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.”
This sermon of Peter, one of many in the Acts of the Apostles, summarizes well the reason for our belief today. His words sum up the mission of Jesus as part of the plan of God. He went about doing good and healing all.
The work of Jesus continues today in His church. The presence of the Risen Christ summons us to continue His work. Rather than criticize and complain, consider whether I am a true witness of Christ for others and ask how can I bring the message of His presence to others. Jesus lives and He lives in us today.
Happy Easter.