Gospel: John
20:11-18
Mary
Magdalene 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?” She 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. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you
weeping? Whom are you looking for?” She 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 in Hebrew,
“Rabbouni,” which means Teacher. 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 went and
announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and then reported what he
had told her.
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Reflection:
Are you
always aware of the movement of the Lord Jesus Christ in your life?
For example, you’re leaning towards jumping into an adulterous relationship. Then out of the blue you were suddenly reminded by your spouse about the evils and the punishment that could come after jumping into an adulterous relationship .
You immediately had an awareness of this mistake as if you were doused with cold water. You became aware that the devil is leading you to destroy your marriage. Who gave you the enlightenment? Who stopped the devil from destroying your marriage? It’s none other than Jesus Himself!
Jesus is
omnipresent He is always with us, He walks with us, He cries and commiserate
with us. He comforts us, He gives us hope. He is an ever-present shoulder
to cry and lean on. But we are not always aware of this fact.
Mary
Magdalene in our gospel was not aware that Jesus was already beside her, she
thought He was the gardener. Until Jesus called her name and right there she
had an awareness that He was already with Jesus (John 20:14-16).
How could we
always discern the presence of Jesus in our life? We must have our
regular prayer time: Prayer time means time spent conversing and listening to
Jesus. We must always attend Holy Mass and receive Him during Holy Communion.
We must read about Him in the Bible and we must also lead a life worthy in the
eyes of Jesus.
Do you have
an awareness of Jesus presence in your life? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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