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 were 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 God.
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 the Lord.
How about us? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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