Meditation

Hi there,

Today's verses finally flip the script as Mary moves from confusion to clarity:- because Jesus calls her directly by name.

In yesterday's passage, both the angels and Jesus address her as "woman", and she remains in the dark.

The moment she is called "Mary" the lights go on. It's a reminder that Jesus calls us all by name, and when he does, the call is unmistakable.

One more point, before we get to work...Jesus' first command after the resurrection is his ultimate command...don't keep me for yourself...go and tell others.

Mary came seeking Jesus, and left sharing him.

Today's text is John 20:16-18.

Today's verses are in black, and yesterday's are provided for context and are in grey.

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

¹¹ Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb ¹² and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.

¹³ They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?”

“They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.”

¹⁴ At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.

¹⁵ He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”​

Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”

¹⁶ Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).​

¹⁷ Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”^​

¹⁸ Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.

Encouragement

“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.”

Isaiah 43:1

Andy

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