St. Peter is a new man today, surely a leader tasked by the risen Lord.  Out of him has grown the Institution we know as the Church. Jesus gave him the keys. But Jesus also showed his risen self first to the women who had returned to the tomb. What of John? "What is it to you? These events of 2000 years ago are the key to God's revelation of how we should lead our lives today. But for each of the women and Apostles present at that time millions of us have lived and strived to do God's will. Some of us are still striving.

Lord help me to be with you always in my thoughts words and deeds.

The story of the abducted body is still with us to this day among the chosen people and others. Paschal sees the persistence of this story even its being recorded in the Scriptures as a "proof" of the veracity of the Resurrection. The first converted Jews made no effort to suppress it for they had seen the risen Lord and inspired  by the Holy Spirit knew and proclaimed that he was the living Son of God. God is with us we must not fear.

Let the Holy Spirit be manifest in our Church leaders let not the troubles of being a human organisation obscure the Living Lord who must be proclaimed to all the world again and again and again!!!!