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Jesus: The Disguise Master!

As a catholic, one thing that has always kept us unique in all respect is the resurrection ~

the hope and the very foundation of our belief. But, today I would like to dig a bit deeper

into two of the after events of the resurrection, drawing all the inspiration from Johns

gospel.As the early fathers have rightly mentioned

Johns gospel as the wading pool in which babies can

swim and it can also be a river where elephants can

drown. Today it would be ok, for us being children.

Lets go straight to John 20 and catch the scene

during the wee hours of the first day of the week.

Mary Magdalene has already informed the disciples of

what she just witnessed (Mary Magdalene came to

the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed

cf Jn 20:1) and has now come back the second timenear the tomb, her state of shock has given way to

mourning (Mary stood weeping outside the tomb

cf Jn 20:11) While peeping inside, she doubly

checks only to find two angels in white, unabated by

their presence and question she keeps focus on the

subject in her reply, They have taken my Lord -

(cf Jn 20:13)

Now, comes the interesting part, she exits the

conversation and turns around to see Jesus(only not to recognize HIM, yet). She is

confronted the second time, this time by Lordhimself, Woman, why are you weeping (cf

Jn 20:15). Obviously looking not interested,

She thought it was the gardener.... Aha

she thought? Why did she thought so, onetake is the obvious that she was caught up

so much in the loss that she was not able to

focus. But, there is something else that I

would like to point, what happened to thephysical appearance of Jesus that she had to

think that it was the Gardner. Was HIS

face covered or so? or was he in disguise?

Isnt it obvious that we look at a person whilewe talk? If so, yet she was not able to make

out. Lets park the Gardner title here as to

what happened next we all know, Mary

callout from Lord and the Rabbouni confession from her.Fast forward to Jn 21, Peter has already voiced his opinion I am going fishing."

(cf Jn 21:3). Following, the suit is the bunch of other disciples. Night passed and there nethas not seen a fish yet, look who came visiting on daybreak Jesus. He called out

Children, have you caught anything to eat? (cf Jn 21:5). Aha the callout

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Children and it seems like the disciples (who are overgrown adults) are not finding it

rather un-usual that someone as young as 33yr old is calling them Children or is it thestature that Jesus now takes is not the one of a young adult but of an Elderly. Lets park

this also here as we know what happened next, the disciples caught 153 fishes, John

confessing It is the Lord and Peter not able to confine, jumped and led just the same

way he had led others towards fishing.Off the shore, Jesus has a

perfect seashore breakfast setup

and he invited them by Come,

have breakfast. (cf Jn 21:12). But,

the disciple None dared to ask

him, Who are you? Because they

knew it was the Lord (cf Jn

21:12). The thought that looms

around me, why is there a need to

ask Who are you. Isnt itobvious by his appearance that he

is Jesus? Or if I may put it was

not obvious by his mere

appearance but only his acts and

something deep down within them

made them realize It was the Lord.

Before, I draw my hypothesis I would like to borrow a clincher from Mark as he

zip-packs the whole Emmaus episode in a verse: After this he appeared in another

form to two of them walking along on their way to the country. (cf Mk 16:12). Guess,

this seals the deal (almost).There are reasons for me to believe that Jesus just might have taken another

form in disguise after resurrection. Be it Mary Magdalene addressing our Lord asGardner or the disciples not taken by surprise when Lord calls them Children or

when he appeared in another form to the two disciples on the way to Emmaus.

Take away? Well, if we physically await

HIM daily in HIS full glory then maybe our searchmay be endless and little that we know of Jesus he is

a disguise master and still disguises. If we fail to

see HIM in the watchman or in our children that are

seeking us every moment or in the elderly neighbornext door who smiles at us but says nothing or in our

agnostic colleague or in our blessed angels sitting

outside the church or in our zealous parents, then

there are chances we may never see HIM.May Lord bless us and we pray this not be

true for our eyes were prevented from

recognizing him (cf Lk 24:16). But, each day seeing

each other with Love we may confess: My Lord and my God! (cf Jn 20:28).

HE is present, HE is present in everyone HE disguises still!Love,

Vany & Shibbs