John 20:15b-16
15Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, ‘Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.’ 16Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’ She turned and said to him in Hebrew, ‘Rabbouni!’ (which means Teacher).
Have you ever lost something precious and then found it again, only to realize that things were different? When I was twelve, my family moved from Maryland to South Korea. Along with the excitement of a new adventure, I felt deeply the loss of my home, my friends and relatives.
It was wonderful to live in another culture. And after three years, we moved back home. But it was not the same. My friends and I no longer had much in common. Our house had shrunk. Relatives had died or moved.
Eventually I made new friends, we added on to the house, we visited relatives. Together, as a family we started over.
Mary Magdalene, grieving the loss of her friend and teacher, only recognized Jesus when he called her by name. And gradually it became clear that even though he was back, it wasn’t going to be the same. Beginning with Mary outside the tomb, Jesus called his disciples into a new community of
life together. He calls each of us by name into that community. We are bound together to share our sorrows and joys and to use our gifts and talents for all. We will never be the same!
Linda Foltz
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