A Contemplation For Easter Week

St. Ignatius, in his Spiritual Exercises, invites us to use our imagination and place ourselves within the story that we are contemplating. In this instance, I imagined Jesus having an "out of body" experience after his physical death. He saw all that occurred in being taken down from the cross and buried; he witnessed the grief of his mother and disciples; he was a aware of Peter's sorrow for his denials and of Judas' regret and despair for his betrayal; he even had an instantaneous review of his entire physical life....