“Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and saw the stone already taken away from the tomb.” (John 20:1, NASB)
Mary Magdalene, the very first witness to Jesus’ resurrection. Her grief compelled her to “go”, for grief often has its own reasons. Her life had once been a broken mess until she experienced the healing which Jesus brings. Now she just wanted to be near her Savior.
She had a deep seated need to be where Jesus was, with Him however that might mean, even if it meant sitting outside a sealed tomb.
Her need to be near Him was the reason she experienced more. Her need to be near Him caused her to see the risen Lord. She heard Him speak her name bringing hope to what seemed hopeless, and life to what appeared to be dead.
A recent read of this one verse brought some thoughts. I hope you’ll join me at Woman to Woman HERE as we look at what we can learn from Mary Magdalene.
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Indeed ma’am. How I too one day long for Him to call out my name. Oh, what a glorious, joy-filled day that will be! Thank you for bringing a smile to my tired soul this morning.
I know the day you speak of J.D., yet your comment made me realize how He calls our name each day. He calls for us to come and be with Him, to still ourselves in His presence. And that makes each day all the better to live. Blessings!
So good, Joanne! I am so very glad He takes our crucifixion moments and brings resurrection to them! Thank you for this post – it resonated with me deeply today!
Maryleigh, you have worded it beautifully! Thank you!
Headed in over….
Thank you for this encouragement! I love how we can come to God with everything on our hearts and minds!