"Magdalene! John! Wake up!" They both woke up startled. "Let's go to Cleophas' house."
We returned to Cleophas' house. Mary didn't want to eat and remained silent, meditating on the psalms in her heart. As soon as the sun rose, she called John:
"Yes, Mother!"
"Where are Peter and Judas?"
"Peter went for a walk. And Judas…"
"Judas?"
"He repented of his betrayal. And he did as the Zealots did. Because he lost the battle, he killed himself. Just yesterday."
"We should pray for the deceased."
We prayed a little with her. Then I stood guard at the door of Cleophas' house. Another sunset passed. It was the third day. The disciples were still sleeping when she left the house alone and signaled for me to accompany her. We went to the hill near the tomb.
We watched him; now there were two guards at the door, and they were asleep. There was a great explosion, something indescribable. Then Christ came out of the tomb. The angels began to sing:
"Hallelujah! Hallelujah!..."
He came straight to the mountain.
"Mother, you knew all the prophecy, and even so, you prayed, watched, and fasted. Thanks to your prayers, everything went well. Thank you so much!"
"My son, whatever happens, I will always be your mother."
"For now you will have many children to care for. Including the angels." The two embraced. "My father Joseph is beside my Father. They have been talking about me for three days." Mary smiled.
"We love you very much, my son. If humanity could love you even a little as much as I love you, they wouldn't be able to stop talking about you."
"I need to meet with the others. Especially with Peter, who is repentant." He was already leaving. "Theophilus, accompany my mother to Cleophas' house and then come meet me. " I returned with Mary to Cleophas' house.
When we arrived, Matthew was feeding Cleophas and the cubs.
"Theo, do you remember when I started following Jesus?"
"Meow!"
"I thought it would be like Moses, that we would cross the sea and reach the Promised Land. But during these years we crossed the sea so many times. The sea is evil; when we are with Him, we pass through evil unharmed. If we have any doubt, the sea pulls us back. Do you agree?"
"Meow!"
"Do you remember when we were returning from Decapolis and Jesus walked on the sea, and Peter tried too?" I tried to imitate Peter by sinking. "That's exactly how it was, Theo. I would have sunk too. I still had so many doubts. Today I know that the Promised Land is not here. It is the Kingdom of Heaven. Moses died and the angel of the Lord took him to Heaven. Elijah was taken up to Heaven. But where did the others go? I want to go to Heaven. From now on I will talk about Jesus and the Kingdom of God."
"Meow!"
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