Happy Easter!

Jesus appears to Mary

11 Mary stood outside near the tomb, crying. As she cried, she bent down to look into the tomb. 12 She saw two angels dressed in white, seated where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head and one at the foot. 13 The angels asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?”

She replied, “They have taken away my Lord, and I don’t know where they’ve put him.” 14 As soon as she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she didn’t know it was Jesus.

15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who are you looking for?”

Thinking he was the gardener, she replied, “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 and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabbouni” (which means Teacher).

17 Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold on to me, for I haven’t yet gone up to my Father. Go to my brothers and sisters and tell them, ‘I’m going up to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

18 Mary Magdalene left and announced to the disciples, “I’ve seen the Lord.” Then she told them what he said to her.

~ John 20:11-18

Mary went seeking her Lord and Found him quite unexpectedly.  She didn’t see at first who he was, but her ears told her it was him when he said her name.  She stayed alert, awake, she kept searching, she didn’t give up, and neither will I.  

My friends, we are Easter People!  Our new lives have begun!

Dear God,

Thank you!  Thank you for the gift of each new day, each new opportunity to seek and find you.  Every morning is Easter Morning and we won’t stop walking in the garden with you.

Amen.

Until next time… ♥️