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 What has happened at Easter? What has happened about 2000 years ago, when the disciples of Jesus
 suddenly realized that he is alife. We hear stories which make us think a lot, since all things
-are different here from what we would expect. Let us, for example, look into Loke 24, where the
+are different here from what we would expect. Let us, for example, look into Luke 24, where the
 story of two disciples on the road to Emmaus is reported. They talked to a stranger, and then
 realized that it has been Jesus:
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 they realize that his story continues.
+What does it mean? What are the conclusions which you can draw for today? What has happend
+that time? How to live today, how to believe today?
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+** Resurrection  ... **
-**   ... **
+The resurrection never meant to be just some continuation. It was never meant to be just a simple
+'coming back to life'. No, it is not. It is different from what happened to Lazarus, who was raised
+by Jesus, but then died again later. It is different from what happened to other humans, who
+were brought back from death and illness. They all died again.
+Here, we find something different. The resurrection of Jesus is the beginning of a new creation.
+It is the beginning of something different. It is not completely separate from what was before. It
+is still Jesus. But he has a new body, and his appearance is different from what it was before.
+The whole story IS strange. Jesus is showing his hands to Thomas, and they can see the signs of the
+nails and the cross. He can be touched, he is eating. Yet, it seems that he is not bound by
+physical things any more. The wonders which the disciples have seen during his life time now
+continue in an even more miraculous way.
+We cannot claim that we can explain what happens here. Scientists will doubt it, and the stories
+are challenging enough that you can understand if many of them will turn away shaking their head.
+Yet, I believe that this all happened for us to receive a new foundation of hope. It is beyond
+this life, it is into a realm which we can barely grasp nor understand. But there is more to come,
+and we do good in listening to Jesus and the words written in the biblical books. We are offered
+great peace and joy and freedom, in and through him, Christ Jesus, the lamb of God.
 (Roland Potthast)
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