Thursday of Easter Week
April 9, 2026
The Risen Jesus Appears

Acts 3:11-26  |  Luke 24:35-48

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Today's Readings

Acts 3:11-26 The people ran to Peter and John in amazement after the lame man was healed. Peter addressed them directly, “Why are you surprised? It is not our power that did this. The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob glorified His servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied. But God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses.

Luke 24:35-48 The disciples told the others what happened on the road to Emmaus. While they were speaking, Jesus appeared in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost. He showed them His hands and feet. He opened their minds to understand the Scripture and told them; you are witnesses of these things.

Today's Thread: You are a witness.

Peter said it to the crowd, and Jesus said it to the disciples. Two different scriptures with the same declaration. You were not meant to keep this to yourself. The Resurrection is not a private spiritual experience to be tucked away quietly in your soul. It is news, the Good News that needs to be shared. And witnesses share what they have seen.

Living It Today:

You don't have to heal anyone or preach to a crowd today. But you are still a witness. Every Rosary you pray. Every act of patience. Every time you choose faith over fear, that is your witness. Your ordinary Thursday is somebody else's Emmaus road. You might be the stranger walking beside them today without even knowing it.

Something to sit with today:

Who in your life right now is walking their own Emmaus road, discouraged, confused, slowly losing hope? Could you be the presence of Christ for them today?

Carry that thought beyond this moment. In your very next conversation, be the one who brings light, who speaks words that lift rather than weigh down. And beyond that, be the one who gently brings Jesus into the dialogue; however, the Holy Spirit leads.

Before you enter that conversation, pause. Ask the Lord to guide your words before the first word is even spoken.

 

Rosary Man Jim 🌹
Location: Tonawanda, NY 14150, USA

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