Cristy Li

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The Empty Tomb

On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early in the morning while it was still dark and saw the stone removed from the tomb, so she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb and we don’t know where they put him.”

Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb, they both ran but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first, he bent down and saw the burial cloths there and the cloth that had covered His head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place. Then the other disciple also went in (the one who had arrived at the tomb first) and he saw and believed. For they did not yet understand the scripture that He (Jesus) had to rise from the dead. Then the disciples returned home.

The Appearance to Mary Magdalene

Mary stayed outside the tomb weeping and as she wept, she bent over into the tomb and saw two Angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet where the body of Jesus had been and they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”

Mary said to them, “They have taken my Lord and I don’t know where they laid Him.” When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there but did not know it was Jesus.

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Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for? Mary thought it was the gardener and said to Him:

“Sir, if You carried Him away, tell me where you laid Him and I will take Him.”

Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni” – Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father but go to My brothers and tell them, ‘I am going to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.'”

Mary Magdalene went out and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord” and what He told her. John 20:1-18

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Blessed are You Father, Lord of heaven and earth. You have revealed to the little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom -Image Courtesy: Jesus Loves TLM

Lord, Your mercy reaches to heaven, Your fidelity to the clouds. Your justice is like the highest mountains, Your judgments like the mighty deep, human beings and beast You sustain Lord.

How precious is Your mercy O God. The children of Adam take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. They feast on the rich food of Your house, from your delightful stream You give them drink.

For with you is the fountain of life and in Your light we see light. Show mercy on those who know you, your just defense to the upright of heart.  Psalm 36:6-11

The disciples (of Jesus) approached Him and said, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” Jesus said to them in reply, Because knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been granted to you but to them it has not been granted. To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich, from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parables because ‘they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.’ Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says:

You shall indeed hear but not understand, you shall indeed look but never see.

Gross is the heart of this people, they will hardly hear with their ears, they have closed their eyes, lest they see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and be converted and I heal them.’  Matthew 13:10-15

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“Those who love Me will keep My Word and My Father will love them and We will come to them and make Our home with them.” John 14:23
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