Revealing the Fullness of God's Love: Mary Magdalene from The Mary Passions, part three
A reflection on the Gospel for the Great Vigil, reimagined through the eyes of Mary Magdalene. Whether from gray skies and starless nights or the weight of grief pressed against my heart - I do not know. But I had not slept— Could not sleep For - my mind raced, struggling to grasp our crushing loss. Was he truly gone, Jesus, my friend? No one should endure the agony of love tortured and stolen from them. The darkness of night Swallowed us, and there we women remained - until the song of the birds alerted us to this dawning day. We gathered our oil and spices and ventured into the early morning light to go to the tomb. We did not speak. The ritual of this loving obligation to the dead was well known to us, the only conversation between us flowed in the sor...