22/07/2022

Mary of Magdala is the first witness. Jesus revealed himself to her. She had stood at the foot of the cross with the Mother and the other Mary. She had held onto the lifeless corpse. She had helped in the preparation for burial. She had been in despair for Jesus the great hope of his disciples had gone from this world. At that moment she was truly calling out as  the dying Jesus had done.

She did not recognise  the "gardener" but in the same second Jesus announced to the world that there is life after death albeit in a different form than our present experience. Don't touch me! Go and announce my return. Tell it to all the disciples and spread the Good News.

Bewilderment was the first reaction. We knew that his life's blood had dripped out on Calvary. He had shouted out a familiar prayer. He had breathed his last breath. His being was now pure dross. The dust, the created matter which Father, Son and Holy Spirit had used to form our human bodies to house our souls, was his only existence.

The whole of the world has been presented with the truth. The reality of my being is guaranteed by the Creator who has given us life out of his own being for he is Love. In his greatness he has no need of anything but out of Love he has shared His joy of being with the Universe in which we pass our material lives. Our first experience of life is in this world which is wonderful  but what we are to become cannot be imagined for our God is the Evergreater and we will see him as he really is.

Dear Lord support me in my more than clouded experience of what it is to be like you in being. I need to be aware of you in all my moments of life. "Thanks,"gratitude" "belief" "worship" "obedience" need to be more than words but must fill my life with Truth. May Mary and the other Marys join my prayers with those of the other saints to strengthen the Church which is not living up to the Life Death and Resurrection of the Incarnate Jesus , our Lord and our God.