John 20, Luke 24:36-49
I woke up this morning a little extra early this morning. The dew of the fog still lingered in the air. I can hear the early birds singing joyfully, yet could not respond the same this morning. My mind still in a state of disbelief, I keep waiting to hear the voice of One Who makes my heart sing. As I prepare myself this morning and get all the oils and incenses I need. I replay the day I first Him. I was being chased and about to be stoned in the open square where all would see me, by the men who aided in my sin. Yet they stop mid-way and a Man with golden hair flowing in the zephyr with a face as bright as the sun, stood tall with a firm grip of His authority. He placed Himself between me and the mob. He spoke with a voice deep in weight and righteousness. He said “May the one with out sin cast the first stone.” The men in the mob started to look at one another in conviction and drop their stone as they walked away. He was the first to show me what true love is. I am now going to visit where He lays in a sleep of eternity. For He was placed on the cross for being a Man who’s only crime was love. As I walk to the tomb I feel as though the world is in slow motion the air is still and the light of the risen sun has not yet pierced the darkness. My heart begins to pound and I can’t help but cry tears of sorrow. I am upset still and have no way of understanding why such a thing as happened. I must stay strong for Mary for she has lost a Son. It’s hard I will admit to be strong when I have lost a friend and teacher. I have lost someone who showed me a world worth dieing to so I may live.
As I walk closer to the tomb I notice there are no guards and the rock that closed the tomb has been moved to expose the tomb. I run home to get Simon Peter and tell him what I saw. So he told the others and they ran to the tomb, to find the same thing. I began to cry outside the tomb before leaning my head inside to see in my mist two angels who ask me “why are you weep”. I explain that they have taken my Lord and have not told me where they have laid Him. Then I heard “Woman why do you weep? Whom do you seek?” I thought it was the gardener so I said “sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away.” Then I voice I so cherished called my name “Mary”. I turned to find it was my Friend “Raboni” I said as I leaped toward Him. Yet He quickly told me “do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father”. He was beautiful with a white rob glowing in a Constance I have ever seen. My heart was beating as fast as a humming bird, and my eyes tearing up in joy. To see the One Who loves me and has did what He has said would be done. He told me to go and tell the brethren “I am ascending to My Father and your Father; and to My God and to your God.” So I ran as I have never ran to tell the great news of Jesus for He has spoken them to me as I have seen and heard the marvelous truth of the Son dieing on the cross and returning to His Farther in heaven. And now we as well get to be with our Father in heaven when we part this earth. So we meet in a place that same day in the evening, with the doors closed for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and said to us. “peace be with you” When He said this He showed us His hands where the holes of the nails that made them where there. As well as the hole in His side. I could see in the faces of the disciples that they where still trying to soak in the miracle that their friend is alive and is walking amongst us as He said He would. He continued to speak to us and tell us what He wanted us to do. I dared not to take my eyes away in fear it was all a dream then as if He heard my thought He looked over to me and gave me a reassuring smile that warmed my soul and brought peace in side of me. “Peace be with you all” Amen.
