Mary Magdelene
-Rev. Bob Wynn

Easter is the holiest of all days in the Christian calendar. On this day we celebrate how death could not hold on to our Lord and Savior. The tomb is empty! He is risen!

One part of the Easter story that I find amazing is each Gospel tells of the resurrection story with different characters involved, one name appears in all four gospels. That of Mary Magdelene.

We first hear of her in Luke chapter 8 as one of the women following Jesus. Scripture tells us Jesus healed her from being possessed by demons. Some theologians think she was a prostitute, and some think she had severe mental illness. No matter what her issues were, she became a strong believer.

On that Resurrection morning Mary came to the tomb only to find that the stone had been rolled away and the body was no longer there. She was so surprised by this that she went to the disciples and shared with them what she had found. We are told in scripture that Peter and John raced to the tomb and upon seeing it empty, went back and told the others. But Mary stuck around.

Two angels appeared to her, and they asked her why she was crying. She replied that she did not know where her Lord was. She then turned and saw Jesus standing there but did not recognize Him. After a little bit of conversation Jesus said one word to her, “Mary.” After that she knew it was the Lord.

One word was all it took for her to instantly know it was Jesus. Be blessed this Easter day in knowing that Jesus conquered death and we and do the same thought faith in Him.

Happy Easter!
Pastor Lynette