If you know about fear - and I know you all do - then the Gospel story about Jesus passing through the doors that the disciples had barred after their Master’s death, is for you. It tells us that the Risen Lord loves you, and will stop at nothing to bring you peace and wholeness.

This story contains an important detail. The living Jesus breathes on his disciples. It was like a rebirth. Just as in the beginning, God’s divine breath changed a lifeless earthling into a living being, now the Spirit enters the disciples to transform them into the living, active body of Christ empowered to continue the work Jesus began.