What if today I decide to go for a long walk along the beach? And what if today a Stranger walked up beside me and asked if He could walk along with me? What if he asked me, "What's on your mind and heart today? What 'angel of the Lord' are you wrestling with today?"
And what if we lived in a world that did not fear either the Stranger Himself or the conversation that would follow His question to us? What if we could begin to open our hearts and minds to this Stranger and freely to confess what we are thinking -- or freely to ask Him our true questions?
What if we actually, in our spirit, did recognize the Divine Stranger as Jesus? Would we welcome Him to walk with us, to speak with us frankly? Could we bear His gaze into our souls, sifting through all that does not actually matter, but which we have been using as an excuse to avoid a direct conversation and relationship with Him?
What if we have spent our entire life crucifying Him, trying to silence His Voice in us? And yet, here He stands before us without blame or accusation, waiting for us to drop our protective guard and come to Him in an exchange of love?
The meaning of the Resurrection is that He is here now, beside us, waiting for us to respond to His invitation to begin the conversation once again. "Now where were we when we were so rudely interrupted?" He asks with a gentle smile. And suddenly, all the years in between vanish as we begin to answer Him.
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The Holy Spirit has worn many manifestations throughout universal history, and is inside any who accept that this is so in our own physical and psychological selves, becoming more abundant with each other we encounter.
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