“… ‘They have taken my Lord away,’ she said, ‘and I don’t know where they have put him.’ At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus” (John 20:13-14). Just then, angels appeared inside the tomb and asked her why she was crying. Was it not enough that His enemies had murdered and mocked him? Was their hatred so intense that now they had taken His body to desecrate Him even more? Imagine her frustration as she stood alone outside Jesus’ tomb, weeping and wondering why His body was missing. Perhaps no one loved and appreciated Jesus more than Mary. Her life had been gloriously transformed by Christ, who taught that t hose who love Him much “are forgiven much” (See Luke 7:47 ). Mary had been a devoted follower of Jesus ever since He cast seven demons out of her. When Jesus first called the name of Mary Magdalene on that first Easter Sunday morning, she did not remain the same. I wanna get so close to Him that it’s no big change, One of my favorite older praise songs declares:Īs days go by, I hope I don’t stay the same.
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