John 20:16
Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,” which means Teacher.

Sometimes we feel abandoned. I remember vividly a day when I was very sick in a hospital bed following a ruptured appendix. I felt scared and alone. In the middle of the night as I lay helpless and not sure what would happen next, I felt the most wondrous embrace from God and heard a voice inside my heart that said, “I love you. You don’t have to do anything to merit my love. It’s a gift.” I knew in that amazing moment that God loved all people unconditionally. Mary of Magdala must have felt abandoned at the tomb of Jesus–grief-stricken over his death. But she never stopped following him, even when all seemed lost. And it was then in her despair that she came face to face with the resurrected Christ and experienced firsthand the ultimate victory of life over death. New life will come! Christ is alive!

Suggested song of the day—“How Wonderful to Me” on the Live to Love album.
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Have a blessed day!