1 Samuel 23:1-24:22; Isaiah 62:1-63:14; Romans 6:15-7:6
Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her. John 20:18
Mary Magdalene could not find her Saviour, but the garden was the last place she knew where her Lord had been. Despite not finding Him, she stayed there, even when John and Peter left. Sometimes when we feel distant from the Lord’s presence we must be still, and stay where we are, waiting for His Spirit to reassure us of His constant abiding with us. In due course, the Lord called Mary by name. In the same way He will speak to us. —K. J. W.
I come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses;
And the voice I hear, falling on my ear, the Son of God discloses.
And He walks with me, and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own,
And the joy we share as we tarry there, none other has ever known. —C. Austin Miles