DAILY?READINGS: Leviticus 8; Psalm 108; Mark 1:1-20
Then the disciples went away again unto their own home. But Mary stood without at the sepulcher weeping. John 20:10, 11
Two disciples saw the empty tomb and remaining grave clothes but they went home. For Mary, the emotions were far more intense. Her longings brought tears of despair. She, too, looked into the tomb and God rewarded her deep love with the presence of angels. They inquired of her distress, but God prevented them from revealing the great news. Instead she turned and saw the One she so desired to see, not knowing it was the Lord. In tenderness Jesus revealed Himself by calling her name. What joy! She experienced the reward of diligently seeking fellowship with her Saviour. —Ken Gross
Taken up with Thee, Lord Jesus, I would be;
Finding joy and satisfaction all in Thee. —C. A. Wellesley