A reflection on John 20:11-18
How deep His gaze into Mary’s eyes is when she
encounters Him in the garden. “Mary.” His voice is tender and yet commanding
so that she, through her sorrow, realizes that this man indeed is her Teacher
and Master. “Rabboni!” She knows His voice; the sheep recognizes the voice of
her Shepherd and immediately responds. He instructs her, briefly, and sends her
forth.
In our own lives, Christ calls out to us – even in deep
sorrow and suffering. He asks only for a response of love, a response of trust.
When we hear our name spoken in the tenderness of His voice, how can we fail to
turn quickly to Him in reply? He shows us, in his very body, that He is already
victorious over all our human suffering. He brings us hope of the redemption of
our bodies (Rom. 8:23) and of the glory that awaits us (2 Cor 4:17). After we
turn to Him and have received with eager hearts the words that He speaks to us,
we are sent forth to proclaim His triumph – that the Shepherd has died for the
sheep and through His Resurrection has made each person into a new creation.
Hello Stasia. So good to know you through your profile on the blogger. It was also good to stop by your blog "Cold hands , Warm hands" and the post on it " Resurrection Encounter". I am blessed to know you and to read your blog post . Very encouraging and enriching post. May the Lord continue to use you in encouraging and enriching others through your blog posts. Let me share with you a program our church in Mumbai, India has for the young people as well as adults from the West to come to Mumbai on a short/ long term missions trip to work with us in the slums of Mumbai amongst poorest of poor to share the good news of Jesus Christ and to give them new life, hope and purpose. I am in the Pastoral ministry for last 35yrs in this great city of MUMBAI a city with great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the broken hearted. We also encourage young people as well as adults from the West to come to Mumbai to work with us. We will deeply appreciate you for making best use of this opportunity to come with your friends to work with us during your summer vacation. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede. Looking forward to hear from you very soon.
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