The verbs of the morning

Fr. Livio Tonello, director

The day begins with dawn, the time that marks the beginning of twilight before sunrise. For some people it is the most beautiful moment of the day but for some others it is just the egress from the world of dreams. The verbs “to wake up” and “to get up” are the expression of what we do every morning. Waking up does not depend upon our will as we open our eyes naturally. We move from sleep to wakefulness without realising it. We have the feeling of passing from death to life, from an unconscious state to a conscious one. Getting up, however, involves an exercise of will... and is sometimes very demanding. A will supported by a sense of duty, by the desire to do something or by the responsibility of our engagements. Did the same thing happen when Jesus was resurrected? In the New Testament writings there are some expressions such as: “God raised him from the dead” (Acts 3,15), “who was handed over for our transgressions and was raised for our justification” (Romans 4,25), “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose, so too will God, through Jesus, bring with him those who have fallen asleep”…