Easter, a call to a renewed life – Cardinal

FOR a true Christian believer, the resurrection of Jesus is a challenge to leave the past and live a renewed life.

In an Easter Message, Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales said the resurrection is Jesus’ triumph over sin and evils human beings have done and still do, and “after the Resurrection, it can never be ‘business as usual.’ ”

“After the Resurrection no more shall there be compromising with deceit, dishonesty, and the worship of money and power,” the cardinal said.

Rosales said Jesus’ resurrection is a challenge to all Christians to make a complete make-over of their life from what they used to.

By his resurrection, Christ has proclaimed “a new way of behaving, a new way of loving, a new way of serving and how we could all be bound by Peace,” the prelate said.

The cardinal also noted that it is significant that the celebration of Easter always comes before a national election “because the lessons of the Resurrection lead to new life and a new encouraging service.”

He then called on all Filipinos to choose their leaders wisely in the coming elections.

“Discern with prayerful judgment as to who the nation should entrust with the task of new and inspiring honest leadership that leads to unity and peace,” he said.