John 20:16 “Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’ She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, ‘Rabboni!’ (which means, Teacher).
When Jesus wants to be seen, eyes are opened. That’s how God’s light, which is love, works. At one moment Jesus is unrecognizable. You are prevented from seeing Him as we’ve discussed in the previous verses. Mary was the first to experience this blindness to Jesus’ presence on that first resurrection morning, but not the only one. We read in Luke 24:31 “Then their (Cleopus’ and another disciple’s) eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.”
Then He speaks your name, and you see Him. All Jesus said was, “Mary,” and then she recognized Him.
Have you heard Jesus speak your name, and you knew He was present you? I bet you have never forgotten that moment. Can you imagine Mary telling of this moment? I can imagine she shared about seeing Jesus for the first time hundreds of times.
Maybe God will give us a chance today to share about the time our eyes were opened and we saw Jesus. We once were blind, but now we see.
Acknowledgment: Music from “Carried by the Father” by Eric Terlizzi. www.ericterlizzi.com
