The power of the Resurrection has broken into our world, challenging the structures of power, whether political or religious, which operate in our World in opposition to the values of the Kingdom which Christ preached. It challenges those structures, not through the use of violence and hatred, but rather through the power of the Spirit, which is recognized in its power to heal and reconcile, as well as its power to instil courage, peace, and all the other spiritual gifts. After receiving the power of Christ's resurrection in the coming of His Spirit, the Apostles were transformed from the timid and ineffectual followers of Jesus into articulate witnesses to the power of his resurrection. We too are invited to welcome the same Spirit into our own lives and allow it to transform us into witnesses of the Gospel so that we can be sent into the World to share the healing and reconciling power of Jesus' resurrection with those we meet in our lives. In this Easter Season as we enter more fully into the joy of the Lord, we pray ardently for the gift of the Lord's Spirit and an experience of its healing and transformative power in our own hearts and lives so we may we find the courage to proclaim: The Lord is Risen! He is truly Risen!