Walking Walking towards towards Easter Easter

Reflections by don Tonino Bello Reflections by don Tonino Bello

Longing to walk Longing to walk

Cheer up, people! Easter tell us that our history Cheer up, people! Easter tell us that our history has a sense and it isn't a set of useless shocks.has a sense and it isn't a set of useless shocks.

That those we are running along aren't That those we are running along aren't interrupted paths. That our personal interrupted paths. That our personal

existence is neither suspended in the empty existence is neither suspended in the empty space nor consists in a show without net. space nor consists in a show without net.

We fall in God. We fall in God. In Him we live, we move and exist.In Him we live, we move and exist.

Cheer up, people!Cheer up, people!Easter dry the stagnation of disperationEaster dry the stagnation of disperation

which have sedimented in our heart.which have sedimented in our heart.And, together with the courage of living,And, together with the courage of living,

give us again the desire of walking.give us again the desire of walking.

From the desert of fast and temptationFrom the desert of fast and temptationas far as Calvary mount, peace passes through as far as Calvary mount, peace passes through

all steep roads of the Lent.all steep roads of the Lent.And when it arrives to first windings of Calvary,And when it arrives to first windings of Calvary,

it doesn't look for confortable diversions, it doesn't look for confortable diversions, but it climbs as far as the cross.but it climbs as far as the cross.

Yes, peace, before than a goal, is a walk, Yes, peace, before than a goal, is a walk, a climbing walk.a climbing walk.

From desert to Calvary From desert to Calvary

And who leaves shall be blessed, And who leaves shall be blessed, being operator of peace, being operator of peace,

not who pretends to arrive without having leaved. not who pretends to arrive without having leaved.

With the mirage of a stay ever joyfully foreseen,With the mirage of a stay ever joyfully foreseen,even if never (on this earth, obviously) even if never (on this earth, obviously)

fully reached.fully reached.

A new world A new world

Let's become reconciled with joy.Let's become reconciled with joy.Easter defeat our sin, Easter defeat our sin,

shatter our fearsshatter our fearsand make us see sadnesses, deseases, and make us see sadnesses, deseases,

abuses and even death, from the right versant: abuses and even death, from the right versant: that one of the «third day». that one of the «third day».

From that versant, crosses shall seem antennas, From that versant, crosses shall seem antennas, allocated to make us listen to the sky's music.allocated to make us listen to the sky's music.

World's pains will be not for us the wheezes World's pains will be not for us the wheezes of an agony, of an agony,

but the labour of a birth. but the labour of a birth.

And the stigmata, And the stigmata, caused by nails in our crucified hands,caused by nails in our crucified hands,shall be slits through which we'll see shall be slits through which we'll see since now the lights of a new world.since now the lights of a new world.

Cheer up, brothers Cheer up, brothers

Cheer up, brothers who suffer.Cheer up, brothers who suffer.There is also for you a deposition from the cross.There is also for you a deposition from the cross.

There is also for you a superhuman pity.There is also for you a superhuman pity.Already there is a perforated hand which unnails Already there is a perforated hand which unnails yours from the wood. Here is a sweetest bosom yours from the wood. Here is a sweetest bosom which surrounds you with tenderness. In those which surrounds you with tenderness. In those maternal arms it shall reveil itself, at the end, maternal arms it shall reveil itself, at the end,

all the mistery of a pain all the mistery of a pain which now seems absurd to you.which now seems absurd to you.

Cheer up. There are only few instants Cheer up. There are only few instants for the three hours of your afternoon.for the three hours of your afternoon.

In a short time, the dark shall be substituted In a short time, the dark shall be substituted by the light, earth will acquire again its coloursby the light, earth will acquire again its colours

and the sun of Easter will burst and the sun of Easter will burst among the flighting clouds.among the flighting clouds.

Woman, don't cry Woman, don't cry

Woman, no more reason for pouring of your tears. Woman, no more reason for pouring of your tears. Look: the top of Calvary, which the day before Look: the top of Calvary, which the day before yersterday was only a skull covered by mud,yersterday was only a skull covered by mud,

today has been suddently covered by flowers.today has been suddently covered by flowers.We are only at the third day: but these We are only at the third day: but these

few hours have been sufficient few hours have been sufficient for world to make a jump of millennia.for world to make a jump of millennia.

No, Don't measure on human calendars No, Don't measure on human calendars the distance between this brilliant the distance between this brilliant

dawn and the livid sunset of the last friday. dawn and the livid sunset of the last friday.

Not the time has passed: Not the time has passed: the eternity has passed.the eternity has passed.

Woman you don't know it, Woman you don't know it, but today new creation has started.but today new creation has started.

  

Easter bursts Easter bursts

Cheer up! Easter bursts!Cheer up! Easter bursts!It's the day of the boulders which roll away It's the day of the boulders which roll away

from entrance of sepulchres.from entrance of sepulchres.It's the exultation for a news which was feared It's the exultation for a news which was feared

not to arive anymore and runs from mouth not to arive anymore and runs from mouth to mouth so creating new relationships to mouth so creating new relationships

among old friends.among old friends.  

It's the joy of the Risen's apparitions It's the joy of the Risen's apparitions which incite embraces in the Cenaculum.which incite embraces in the Cenaculum.It's the feast of previous disappointed It's the feast of previous disappointed

by life people, in whose heart now hope floods.by life people, in whose heart now hope floods.Be too the feast in which the communion comes Be too the feast in which the communion comes

and licks banks of our lonely isle.and licks banks of our lonely isle.

A great hope A great hope

Help us, Lord, to bring in the world Help us, Lord, to bring in the world and into us your resurrection. Put a great hope and into us your resurrection. Put a great hope

in the men's heart, expecially for who cry. in the men's heart, expecially for who cry. Grant who doesn't believe in you to understand Grant who doesn't believe in you to understand

that your Easter is the only history's strength etermally that your Easter is the only history's strength etermally subversive. And then, at the end, oh Lord, bring subversive. And then, at the end, oh Lord, bring

again also us , your believers, to our condition of men.again also us , your believers, to our condition of men.Amen.Amen.  

Elaborated by Antonio Barone