Mary stood outside the tomb crying .... She turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus...
Jesus said to her, "Mary."
She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher).
Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'" --John 20:11, 14, 16-17
What a wonderful and amazing God we have! With just one word, Jesus changed everything for Mary. He quietly and gently said her name. Once devastated by disappointment, anger, and grief, Mary was now restored to ecstatic joy -- her friend, her teacher, her Lord was alive! Her world was changed and her life had a new outlook all because of one word, and in that one word Mary knew Jesus cared deeply about her and loved her.
God knows each of you and cares for you just as He cared about Mary. He knows your name; you belong to Him (Isaiah 43:1). No matter who you are or what kind of baggage you carry with you, no matter what you look like or feel like, no matter what you do or don't do, God loves you just as you are right now. You don't have to get your act together, lose ten pounds, run a marathon, write a best selling book, or raise perfect children. You are an extraordinary woman in His sight right now.
Not only does He love you, He cherished you. He wants to have a close, loving relationship with you like no one on earth can. All you have to do is make yourself open and available to spend time with Him and feel His loving arms encircle you.
Jesus said to her, "Mary."
She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher).
Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'" --John 20:11, 14, 16-17
What a wonderful and amazing God we have! With just one word, Jesus changed everything for Mary. He quietly and gently said her name. Once devastated by disappointment, anger, and grief, Mary was now restored to ecstatic joy -- her friend, her teacher, her Lord was alive! Her world was changed and her life had a new outlook all because of one word, and in that one word Mary knew Jesus cared deeply about her and loved her.
God knows each of you and cares for you just as He cared about Mary. He knows your name; you belong to Him (Isaiah 43:1). No matter who you are or what kind of baggage you carry with you, no matter what you look like or feel like, no matter what you do or don't do, God loves you just as you are right now. You don't have to get your act together, lose ten pounds, run a marathon, write a best selling book, or raise perfect children. You are an extraordinary woman in His sight right now.
Not only does He love you, He cherished you. He wants to have a close, loving relationship with you like no one on earth can. All you have to do is make yourself open and available to spend time with Him and feel His loving arms encircle you.
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