Rise

 

"He is not here; he has risen, just as he said."

Matthew 28:6


“Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

Ephesians 5:14


"Wonderful providence indeed which is so silent, yet so efficacious, so constant, so unerring.  This is what baffles the power of Satan.   He cannot discern the Hand of God in what goes on; and though he would fain meet it and encounter it, in his mad and blasphemous rebellion against heaven, he cannot find it.  

Crafty and penetrating as he is, yet his thousand eyes and his many instruments avail him nothing against the majestic serene silence, the holy imperturbable calm which reigns through the providence of God."

John Henry Newman,


"Without a doubt, at the center of the New Testament there stands the Cross, which receives its interpretation from the Resurrection."

Hans Urs von Balthasar


"Then Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life.  Whoever believes in me, though they die will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.  Do you believe this?'”

John 11:25-26


Your face will shine like the sun in the kingdom of your Father.

Believe in the resurrection, because He lives in you.

Have a happy Easter.

He is risen.

Stocks and Precious Metals Charts - Maundy Thursday

 

"'The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me
   because the Lord has anointed me.
He has sent me to announce good news to the poor,
   to strengthen the brokenhearted,
   to proclaim liberty to those held in captivity
a recovery of sight to the blind, and release to those who have been oppressed,
   to proclaim a year of the Lord’s favor.'

Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all looked intently at him. He said to them,  'Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.'”

Luke 4:18-21

"We are slow to master the great truth that even now Christ is, as it were, walking among us, and by His hand, or eye, or voice, bidding us to follow Him.  We do not understand that His call is a thing that takes place now. We think it took place in the Apostles' days, but we do not believe in it; we do not look for it in our own case.

Let us feel what we really are— sinners attempting great things.  Let us simply obey God's will, whatever may come.   He can turn all things to our eternal good.  Easter day is preceded by the forty days of Lent, to show us that they only who sow in tears shall reap in joy.  The more we do, the more shall we trust in Christ; and that surely is no morose doctrine, that leads us to soothe our selfish restlessness, and forget our fears, in the vision of the Incarnate Son of God."

John Henry Newman

"I give you a new commandment: love one another.  As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.   This is how all will know that you are mine, if you have love for one another.”

John 13:34-35

The mighty rise and are forgotten, but the word and the spirit endure. 

Maundy Thursday: The English word maundy in the name for the day is derived through Middle English and Old French mandé, from the Latin mandatum, the first word of the phrase "Mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos" A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

 Stocks were trading in a relatively tight range ahead of the three day Easter weekend and especially because of the Non-Farm Payrolls report tomorrow.

VIX fell.

The Dollar chopped sideways.

Gold and silver waffled around.

Let's see what happens.

Christ has died, Christ has risen, and Christ will come again. 

In the end, the only real tragedy is not to be among the saints.

Have a blessed and joyous weekend.

 

Stocks and Precious Metals Charts - Fooled Again

 

“There are two ways to be fooled.  One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”

Søren Kierkegaard

“When we trade the effort of doubt and debate for the ease of blind faith, we become gullible and exposed, passive and irresponsible observers of our own lives.   Worse still, we leave ourselves wide open to those who profit by influencing our behavior, our thinking, and our choices.”

Margaret Heffernan

“The financial system itself continues to exhibit dangerous and erratic behavior; the stock market is rigged and Wall Street is a parasitic wealth transfer operation; commodity prices plummet; junk bond defaults double; derivative exposures remain in the dark; community banks are gobbled up; and the holdings of the mega Wall Street banks become ever more concentrated, with just six banks now controlling over 90% of derivatives and 40% of deposits.”

Wall Street On Parade, 10 December 2015

"Do not be deceived, for God is not mocked. Whatever a man sows, so shall he reap."

Galatians 6:7

Fresh concerns about the slowing economy mixed with continuing concerns about the financial sector and its unsoundness and corruption, causing stocks to struggle most of the day.

Gold and silver were steady.

The Dollar moved a little higher.

VIX remained subdued.

Non-Farm Payrolls on Friday.

Have a pleasant evening.