I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong— that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith. I knew the odds were not good that we would see one of those spectacular sunrises since the forecast was for clear skies. Yet it was still going to be a special sunrise, for I was going to share it with a friend. I am grateful for my friend who got up so early and met me at the dam on this rather chilly, Easter morning. We watched the sun come up and talked about the women who got up early to do what they thought was going to be hard, grief-filled work. They thought they were saying good-by to the Jesus they had loved and the dreams they thought were lost. They went together for they needed each other. We need each other, too. Reach out to a friend this day. Share your prayers of joy and sadness and meet Jesus together. Encourage each other and go watch a sunrise.
Prayer Lord Jesus You taught us how to love. May your love mark our lives. Thank you for friends who encourage us to walk with you. Amen
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At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?” Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.” Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”). Our first road trip after we retired was to Glacier National Park in Montana. It was an exciting trip with many unexpected changes in plans. I remember this one day on our way back home we had to change our plans yet again due to a predicted snow storm. As we stopped along the roadside to check our maps again on this dark and stormy day, I took this picture. I still remember feeling a tinge of fear that we were lost on this lonely two lane road in a place we had never been with only storm clouds ahead.
Have you ever felt this fear of being lost? Mary was lost when she looked at Jesus that morning. She had lost everything that she believed in, her Jesus, the man who had found her once before, had died. Lost. She was weeping now at His feet not knowing at first who He was. Then He said her name, "Mary." She saw him. She was found, again. Have you been found? This Easter season I have found these words by Michael Card in his song about Mary’s encounter with Jesus in the garden playing over and over again in my head. I leave them with you now for they tell this story in a beautiful and haunting way. I pray that you will let Jesus find you, for he will always search for you. All That Was Lost by Michael Card Why are you crying? Who are you looking for? This is a graveyard Were you expecting more? You feel abandoned Like every hope has died The death of all your dreams This is the price of life He will claim His lost possession Repossess you pay the cost He will purchase you for freedom He will find all that was lost There stands the Stranger There on the flowering slope The Servant waits for you In a garden of new hope He will claim His lost possession Repossess you pay the cost He will purchase you for freedom He will find all that was lost Do you perceive now? And have your eyes been cleared? Have they been opened? Have they been washed by tears? So run and tell all Those who have longed to hear The wait is over The Risen Savior's here Prayer Lord Jesus, Thank you for finding me, for calling my name. The wait is over. Now I must tell others Amen |
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