Jason, my then 18-year-old son, had the entertaining ability to cry on command and would perform for any audience at any time. "Two-year-old" hilarious bawls and squalls on and off at will! But he would not be alone! Walk in the garden--any garden--and if you've got allergies, you can be sure you will cry too--the tears will flow! Not the kind of tears I'm talking about...
You see, Easter morning was here--and almost gone. Mary was in the garden, crying....not to entertain an audience, not because of pollen in the air, but because her precious Lord had been taken away. Where had they laid Him? Real tears flowed freely...and then she heard Someone call her name, "Mary!"
Who could it be? The keeper of the garden? No, it was the keeper of her soul who had come on the scene. It was as if He said, "Mary, I know. I understand...I am here, your Risen Lord, to wipe the tears away." The tears stopped, the voice was familiar...she would know it anywhere! "Master!" she called as she knelt at the feet of her risen Lord. Tears of sorrow became tears of joy...for He knew; He understood; He had called her by name--He was alive!
Easter morning is "here and gone" for you too...and perhaps it was not the joyous celebration you had anticipated. Hurts, hassles, happenings inside and outside the family--whatever has caused those tears--is not unknown to Him. He's there today in the garden of your heart--to call your name, to wipe away the tears...and He can do it--for He's not just the gardener; He's your Risen Lord. He knows your name, why the tears are falling, and what you're going through.
Listen--hear Him call YOUR name today....let HIM quiet your heart, mind and soul..let Him wipe away those tears, and bring joy to your heart this day--and you will have a wonderful day!
Copyright 2003 by Peggie Bohanon, Springfield, MO. All rights reserved.
Delight in a Word from the Well--a refreshing in the Water of His Word
Scripture: John 20: 11-18--Mary at the Garden Tomb
"...Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning (Psalm 30:5)."
Draw from the Well--a prayer for renewing strength for this day
"Lord, thank You for being my Suffering Savior and my Risen Lord. Thank You for knowing, for understanding, and for hearing the cries deep within my soul. Help me to be still long enough to hear You call my name and speak peace to my soul, In Your Name, Amen."
