Post by Woody Williams on Apr 15, 2009 7:46:05 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- John 20:1-2, 11-18
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Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary
Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed
from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other
disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have
taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have
laid him."
But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over
to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where
the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at
the feet. They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to
them, "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they
have laid him." When she had said this, she turned around and saw
Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus
said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?"
Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have
carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take
him away." Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to him in
Hebrew, "Rabbouni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, "Do not
hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go
to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your
Father, to my God and your God.'" Mary Magdalene went and announced
to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"; and she told them that he
had said these things to her.
Devotional
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Mary Magdalene becomes the first missionary, sent by Jesus to the
disciples to declare the Good News of the resurrection. Mary does go
and announce that she has seen the Risen Lord. Up to that point the
apostles had only seen the empty tomb. Mary had seen both the empty
tomb and the Risen Jesus and had entered into that new relationship
with Jesus as the Living and soon ascended Lord. The new relationship
is not one of sight and physical touch, but faith and sharing in
Christ's living presence through the Holy Spirit.
Prayer
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Keep my heart open to your Living Presence, Lord. Amen
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Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary
Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed
from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other
disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have
taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have
laid him."
But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over
to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where
the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at
the feet. They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to
them, "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they
have laid him." When she had said this, she turned around and saw
Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus
said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?"
Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have
carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take
him away." Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to him in
Hebrew, "Rabbouni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, "Do not
hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go
to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your
Father, to my God and your God.'" Mary Magdalene went and announced
to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"; and she told them that he
had said these things to her.
Devotional
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Mary Magdalene becomes the first missionary, sent by Jesus to the
disciples to declare the Good News of the resurrection. Mary does go
and announce that she has seen the Risen Lord. Up to that point the
apostles had only seen the empty tomb. Mary had seen both the empty
tomb and the Risen Jesus and had entered into that new relationship
with Jesus as the Living and soon ascended Lord. The new relationship
is not one of sight and physical touch, but faith and sharing in
Christ's living presence through the Holy Spirit.
Prayer
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Keep my heart open to your Living Presence, Lord. Amen