Mary Magdalene - Her Legacy Of Prayer

Mary Magdalene - Her Legacy Of Prayer

Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher).

— John 20:16

REFLECT ON:	John 20:1 – 18.
PRAISE GOD:	That the Father has revealed his love so powerfully in Jesus.
OFFER THANKS:	For the death and resurrection of Jesus, his Son and our Savior.
CONFESS:	Your doubts about God’s power or willingness to deliver you from some evil in your life.
ASK GOD:	For the grace of deliverance.

Lift Your Heart

One day this week set your alarm clock so that you wake up a half hour before dawn. Find a spot where you can watch the sunrise. In the early morning shadows, tell God about some area of darkness in your own life or in the life of someone you love. Perhaps it’s an illness, a persistent sin, loneliness, a troubled marriage, an addiction, or a wayward child. Whatever it is, surrender it by imagining yourself placing it in the garden tomb next to the body of Jesus. As the sun rises, meditate on that first Easter morning and remember that when Jesus walked out of the tomb, you walked out with him. Ask God for the faith to wait and watch for his delivering power.

Lord, make me a woman like Mary Magdalene, who follows you not because of a legalistic understanding of her faith, but because of an overwhelming sense of gratitude and love for your own extravagant grace. Help me surrender my darkness to you and flood me with the light of your presence.