Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. –Psalm 30:5
The Invitation … Seek
-Read the account of Mary Magdalene in John 20:1-18.
The Journey
-Examine your life. What is your greatest need?
-Sometime today find a way to seek the Lord. Find in Christ the answers you long for. Dare to reach a new level of understanding.
My Experience …
As I look back on my life over the past few months, I realize that I have had so many prayers answered. Reading this story of Mary Magdalene has brought some new understanding.
Mary was taught so much from the Savior. She knew who he was and loved him very much. When the Savior was not in the tomb after the third day, Mary was saddened that someone had removed His body. When she looked up into the tomb, Mary saw two angels who asked her why she was crying. Her answer was that someone had removed the body of her Savior and she didn’t know where it was. Then, as she turned, another person asked her why she was weeping. Mary, supposing the man to be a gardener, asked him where he removed the body to. Mary only recognized who the Savior was when he called her name.
I want to be like Mary. I want to recognize the voice of the Savior when he calls my name. I want to be comforted by the Savior as he speaks my name. I have been very blessed over the past couple of months. I have come to understand how my Savior speaks to me.
I have gone through some difficult trials. I have longed to understand the meaning of those trials. Many times I have asked, “why me, why now?” I don’t understand everything. I don’t understand the questions of why me, why now. What I do understand is that the Savior loves me. He answers my prayers. I don’t have to know everything. I don’t have to understand everything. All I need to remember is that I can hear my Savior’s voice. He loves me. That is all that really matters.
I would love to have not gone through some of my trials. I think most of us would say that. If I had to give up this feeling that I have now, I wouldn’t trade my trials for anything. Through my trials, I have come to know who the Savior is. I have come to know that I can hear and recognize my Savior’s voice. My heart is being healed more and more everyday. I feel happy and loved. I know that it is through my trial that I have come to know the Savior.
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