Alleluia! Christ is risen! We are called, by how we live our lives, to celebrate the risen Christ. How do we do that? Our faith in the resurrection gathers us here today to celebrate this incredible event. The good news is that the doors of eternity are open! We can now understand that the fullness of who we are will be discovered when we one day meet God face-to-face in heaven. Our faith in the truth of who God is and who we are affects how we live our lives and the decisions we make. We are called to love our neighbor…to love those who hurt us…to work on behalf of the poor and the weak…to be people of justice, integrity, and hope… to practice compassion and mercy above anything else. Our lives are meant to be oriented around the axis of the Gospel. Are they?