The story of Mary Magdalene reflects a future day for all of us individually. Mary had found herself in Jesus Christ. He brought out the best in her and showed her her own divine importance. There was no one who had done more for her in her life than Jesus. Suddenly, He was seemingly ripped out of her life only days after His triumphant entry into Jerusalem.
Now she was left alone and her distraught further deepened by the disappearance of His body. She surely must have felt that all had gone wrong and that even the small comfort of mourning had been stolen by someone taking His body away. So depressed and hopeless, she was unable to anticipate the miracle she was about to experience. In her story, when she finally recognizes Jesus’s resurrected face, we ourselves see not only Jesus Christ, but also the faces of those smaller saviors who have passed from our lives.
Because Mary saw Jesus again, we will also be able to see those who have left us. Those parents, spouses, friends, and others who spent their lives with us and built us into the people we are will be resurrected and all will be united. Christ brought all of us with Him back to life. This is the most important doctrine. Because Christ lives, so do we all.
Music: Violin Version of Piano Guys’ O Come O Come Emmanuel
Filmed on a Canon EOS M w/ EF 50mm f/1.8 Lens
