This coming Sunday is the 3rd Sunday of Easter where Jesus appears to the disciples in the Upper Room on the evening of Easter Sunday. The disciples were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost

Only the risen Christ Himself was able to conquer the fear, bewilderment and doubt of his disciples and to prepare them to enter the world as witnesses of the good news. Their witness to the public ministry of Jesus – his miracles, teaching, and divine power – are many. Their witness to the Resurrection consists of simple testimony: he saw him die, we buried him, he appeared to us – we touched him and he ate fish with us – and he ascended into the heavens. The witness relies on the witness and experience of the apostles and disciples. Continue reading →