When praying the rosary it is important to meditate upon the mysteries for the day. Yesterday, being Sunday we said the Glorious mysteries. The first mystery is the resurrection and my meditation centered on Mary Magdalene.
Mary was at a complete loss. The man she thought was the Savior, the one whose feet she washed with her hair, the one to whom she listened while her sister was at work in the kitchen, her friend whom she loved dearly was dead. She had stood at the foot of the cross and watched him die. But even after death, even in this darkest hour she looked for him - though she thought she was looking for a body. Can you imagine the pain and anguish? Can you imagine the prayers of lament that went up to the Father? But her prayer had already been answered! She just didn’t know it. So wrapped up in her pain, she did not realize that it was Christ who stood before her. Can you imagine the joy when she finally saw him, really saw him?
Sometimes, our own pain from loss or trial can be so intense. We may even feel like God has abandoned us; that our hope has died. But if we look, we can see him. He is standing right in front of us.
