The Truth of Easter

Published: March 24, 2008, 8:57 a.m.

b'Glynn focuses on the story of the resurrection as a container that contains a mystical truth, but sadly we confuse the container with the truth that we have all experienced.\\n\\n"Once someone approached a disciple of the Muslim mystic Naqshband said, \\u201cTell me why your Master conceals his miracles. I have personally collected data that shows beyond doubt that he has healed and helped people by the power of his prayers. Why does he conceal this?\\u201d\\n\\n\'I know exactly what you are talking about,\\u201d said the disciple, \\u201cfor I have observed these things myself. And I think I can give you the answer. First, the Master recoils from being the centre of attention. And secondly, he is convinced that once people develop an interest in the miraculous, they have no desire to learn anything of spiritual value.\' " Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=824.'