"Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, while it was still dark and saw the stone taken away from the tomb. And so she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, 'They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb and we do not know where they have laid Him."
They did not understand that Christ had risen just as He said He would. The men left to go to their homes, but Mary stayed and had an encounter with the angels. They asked her a very good question. "Why do you seek the living One among the dead?" (Luke 24:5)
How would we answer the very same question? Why do we seek things which are dead, useless, lifeless? Why do we chose to spend time feeding ourselves things which will not nourish or bring life to us? Mary was seeking Jesus. She just didn't realize how alive He was!
One thing I love about this passage is that although she was in darkness, being very early in the morning, and didn't at first recognize Jesus, she responded when she heard His voice. She had spent so much time with Him that she definitely recognized His voice. Jesus is now seated at the right hand of the Father, so that He could send the Holy Spirit to live in each one of us. We each have His voice on the inside, ready to lead and guide us every day. May we spend so much time in communion with Him that we know, undeniably, His voice! Our success in life is never what we know, but WHO we know. It's all about relationship. The more we talk with Him, the more we will know His voice and understand His nature. It all comes down to our daily seeking and following His voice in our lives. Nothing else will satisfy than knowing you have heard from your Father and have the direction you were needing or just reassurance that He's taking care of everything. He so desires to communicate with us, if only we'll just settle down and listen.
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