Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies The Mission of Easter
Mar 30, 2008
A reflection on the risen Jesus showing wounds and offering shalom. Exploration of shalom as flourishing and God’s intent for peace. Discussion of being sent to bear and proclaim forgiveness in the world. A caution that forgiveness is costly, paired with a real-life Amish example of mercy and reconciliation.
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Wounds And Shalom Reveal Our Need And Healing
- The resurrection appearances pair the wounds of Christ with his greeting of shalom to reveal both our sin and God's restorative purpose.
- Bishop Robert Barron explains the wounds show what sin does while shalom signals complete flourishing and God's aim to heal that dysfunction.
Shalom Means Complete Flourishing
- Shalom exceeds our English 'peace' and means complete flourishing, the fullness Yahweh always intended for his people.
- Barron ties shalom to covenant, the Ten Commandments, and prophetic longing as the heart of biblical revelation.
Wounds Plus Shalom Prevent Hopelessness And Cheap Grace
- The juxtaposition of wounds and shalom prevents both hopeless guilt and cheap grace by showing sin's cost and the possibility of forgiveness.
- Barron says the two together form the core of resurrection faith needed for authentic transformation.