“And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching is in vain, and your faith is also in vain.”  (1 Corinthians 15:14)

How can we understand that if Christ had not risen, then our faith is in vain?  The heart of Jesus’ message tells us that mankind should live in the Lord.  Hence the death of Christ on the cross as a result of our sins; and his resurrection on the third day is proof that the life of mankind is reborn in the Lord.

The saint historian John reflected upon this in his Gospel:  “For God so loved the world, which he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” (John 3: 16-17)

When we are in the depths of pain, suffering and darkness, which is when we are closest to Christ.  In Christ, our suffering is offered upon the cross to our Father.  Thus, to live the life of the Risen Christ, means to live in accordance to God’s will.