Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene - John 20:11-18

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READ JOHN 20:11-18

Jesus, you are not dead. You are alive and are who you said you are. You are the beginning and the end of all things. You are the One who saves the sinner and calls them by name – and they hear you. I am a great sinner – you are the great Savior. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Please, Jesus, I want to know you better. I want to worship you fully. I want to bow as I should and receive you as I should. Please make that happen. Amen

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. - Psalm 43:5

Mary Recognizes the Voice of Her Shepherd – Romanus Melodus:

He who searches the hearts

And grabs them by the reins,

Knowing that Mary would recognize his voice,

Like a shepherd, called his crying lamb,

Saying, "Mary."

She at once recognized him and spoke:

"Surely my good shepherd calls me

In order that from this time forward he may number me among the ninety nine lambs;

For I see behind the one who is calling me

The bodies of the saints, the ranks of the just,

Therefore, then, I do not say,

'Who are you who calls me?'

For I clearly know who it is who is calling me;

It is he, as he said ahead of time, My Lord, he

Who offers resurrection to the fallen."

When Jesus calls his sheep by name, they recognize him (John 10:3-4).