Michaelangelo's Christ Resurrected

Third Friday of Lent - Mar. 16th 2001

One of the most beautiful statues of Christ that I have ever seen is a rarely viewed work by
the great artist, Michaelangelo. Christ Resurrected stands at the mouth of the tomb in the
stark beauty into which he was born. I was only 17 years old when I first saw this work and
our whole high school was obliged to view a documentary on the life of Michaelangelo
   and his works. I, inadvertently, viewing it some five times that day. To this day, however,
this particular piece in question I have not seen again, yet its memory is forever embedded.
   It was the great "beauty" of Christ Resurrected, shaded in muted and mysterious
tones of sepia, that captured my heart that day long ago. Over the years, in my search
   for God, consequent conversion and meditations upon my sins, it is this "beauty"
that ever propelled me toward the Godhead. No amount of grief over my sins and failings
could compare with the great beauty and mercy that was Christ's. That I now may join
my own suffering, sins and failings to that of the Crucified is no small amount of
   wonder for me. It is for this reason that I now look forward to sharing in the
Resurrection that awaits all who give their life to Christ - and him Crucified.

A LENTEN REFLECTION by Lynden Rodriguez, OCDS

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