BEYOND THE GRAVE
A woman called Mary
Mary Magdalene sat still in the mud with the other women as they beheld the Savior on the cross. She was now exhausted from crying, all that she did was let out continuous sobs. The soldiers had hit them about in attempts to keep them quiet and out of their way. With both eyes now swollen red, lips peeled from impeding dehydration and exhaustion, Mary sang a hymn. The other women joined in the hymn, as they sang tears flowed freely.
From the cross, Jesus looked at them and smiled. Mary could feel the warmth of His love in her heart. The women smiled to one another as they held themselves closer and sang louder. Within a few minutes, Jesus said "It is finished" and released His Spirit.
One of Jesus' disciples, Joseph of Arimathea, demanded His body and He was buried.
On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb but the stone was rolled away. The body of Jesus wasn't there. "Someone must have taken His body" she thought to herself. She went to inform Peter and John. They ran ahead of her, when they saw the open tomb, they didn't know what to make of it. They returned.
Mary sat at the entrance of the tomb crying. Visions of her past life came back to her. Now that the Master is gone, will the demons return? Will she suffer those terrible torments again? Mary remembered the vow she made to follow Him till the end, she had come to the tomb not knowing what else to expect to do, now she was at the end with no where else to go. There was only one thing that could give her succour - Jesus Himself.
As she wept, she heard a voice behind her talking to her. She paid little attention until the Man called her name.
"Mary."
It was unmistakable. Turning, she said "Master."
A woman called Mary
Mary Magdalene sat still in the mud with the other women as they beheld the Savior on the cross. She was now exhausted from crying, all that she did was let out continuous sobs. The soldiers had hit them about in attempts to keep them quiet and out of their way. With both eyes now swollen red, lips peeled from impeding dehydration and exhaustion, Mary sang a hymn. The other women joined in the hymn, as they sang tears flowed freely.
From the cross, Jesus looked at them and smiled. Mary could feel the warmth of His love in her heart. The women smiled to one another as they held themselves closer and sang louder. Within a few minutes, Jesus said "It is finished" and released His Spirit.
One of Jesus' disciples, Joseph of Arimathea, demanded His body and He was buried.
On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb but the stone was rolled away. The body of Jesus wasn't there. "Someone must have taken His body" she thought to herself. She went to inform Peter and John. They ran ahead of her, when they saw the open tomb, they didn't know what to make of it. They returned.
Mary sat at the entrance of the tomb crying. Visions of her past life came back to her. Now that the Master is gone, will the demons return? Will she suffer those terrible torments again? Mary remembered the vow she made to follow Him till the end, she had come to the tomb not knowing what else to expect to do, now she was at the end with no where else to go. There was only one thing that could give her succour - Jesus Himself.
As she wept, she heard a voice behind her talking to her. She paid little attention until the Man called her name.
"Mary."
It was unmistakable. Turning, she said "Master."
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