Gospel:
Mark 16:9-15
When
Jesus had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary
Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. She went and told his
companions who were mourning and weeping. When they heard that he was alive and
had been seen by her, they did not believe. After this he appeared in another
form to two of them walking along on their way to the country. They returned
and told the others; but they did not believe them either.
But
later, as the Eleven were at table, he appeared to them and rebuked them for
their unbelief and hardness of heart because they had not believed those who
saw him after he had been raised. He said to them, “Go into the whole world and
proclaim the Gospel to every creature.”
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Reflection:
Among the
many to whom Jesus can appear, why to Mary Magdalene first a sinner who was
formerly possessed by seven demons? Why not to anyone of His eleven apostles
first who by the way was with Him for three years? Or why not appear first to
His Mother Mary?
Why
appear to Mary Magdalene first? We don’t know but what we know of Mary of
Magdalene is she is a sinner who repented. A former prostitute who left behind
her sinful life to become a follower of Jesus.
Perhaps
the message to us is nobody is beyond reach of the love of Jesus. The more
sinful we are the more that Jesus desires to manifest Himself to us. The more
that Jesus wants to convert us from sinner to become non-sinner even saint.
We should
all remember that nothing is impossible with God. That God when He so desires
can effect change into our lives no matter how dark our past. However, we must
also cooperate with God’s plan of conversion for us.
This is
for the reason that even if God desires to change us yet we don’t cooperate
with His plan, then He can’t do anything. For He also gave us the freedom of
will, if we would abide with His desire then we are assured of salvation.
Mary of
Magdalene was docile to the desire of God to convert her that’s why she totally
left behind her sinful life and became a follower of Jesus.
How about
you? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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