"But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stopped and looked into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying.
And they said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, " Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking? " Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him , and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, " Rabboni!" (which means teacher). Jesus said to her, "Stop clinging to Me..."
John 20:11-17a
This scripture refers to Mary Magdalene. She is recorded to have been the first to see Jesus after His Resurrection.
1. How much weeping do you suppose Mary had done over the days following Jesus' death? Why more now? What would your feelings have been if a loved one's body was missing from his or her tomb?
And they said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, " Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking? " Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him , and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, " Rabboni!" (which means teacher). Jesus said to her, "Stop clinging to Me..."
John 20:11-17a
This scripture refers to Mary Magdalene. She is recorded to have been the first to see Jesus after His Resurrection.
1. How much weeping do you suppose Mary had done over the days following Jesus' death? Why more now? What would your feelings have been if a loved one's body was missing from his or her tomb?
2. What did Mary see where Jesus' body had been? What would your response have been to this?
3. Do you suppose Mary knew these people in the tomb were angels? What does her reaction to them indicate?
4. How, after being such a close friend with Jesus, did she not recognize Him? How was He so very different? Is she the only friend who failed to recognize Him at first? What does this tell us about the Risen Life of Jesus? Does this give us any clues for what our own risen life will be like?
5. Who did Mary think Jesus was at first? Why?
6. How did Jesus get her to recognize Him? Consider the Good Shepherd calling His sheep by name. How does this relate to this passage? What relationship does this express between the two? Do you know His voice when He calls your name?
7. What was Mary's response to Jesus? Why do you suppose she called Him teacher?
8. Why does she cling to Him? What would your response have been to seeing Jesus at this moment?
9. What does this scripture tell us about a life stronger than death? Is this life offered to us?
10. Why do you suppose Christ revealed Himself to Mary first?
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