Yesterday we came to celebrate death. Today we have come to celebrate life; life beyond death; life beyond the grave.
They left 42 years ago Vietnam . But Vietnam never left them. The horror, violence of those days walked their days and haunted their nights, until they decided to go back to Vietnam . So six of them went back to the old battlefields with new purpose. They spent 10 days scouring the fields for mines they had planted to protect American lives, which killed thousands of innocent farmers. When they came back, their tombs were empty. The tombs they had sealed and kept with the stinking experiences of the past were now freed and there was fresh air.
Empty tomb is the mystery of the Resurrection and the centre of our faith. Resurrection is possible only, i.e. new life, by emptying the old tomb.