Good morning. We were with Mary at the tomb, where she was talking to the angels who were inside the tomb. She turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. Why did she not know Him; after all, she had even been at the cross when He was crucified? There were times after His resurrection that people did not recognize Jesus when they saw Him. Remember the two men on the road to Emmaus; and when the disciples went fishing after the resurrection, they saw Jesus on the shore, but did not recognize Him at first. In both those cases and the one that is about to happen with Mary, you would think that they would at least have recognized His voice. Jesus said to her, woman, why are you weeping? Who 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). Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. The king James says touch Me not! I have heard people giving explanations as to why He told her that she should not touch Him; but in the upper room He told Thomas to touch His hands and put his fingers in His side. She was still thinking of Him in the former way. He was not yet to her someone who had risen from the dead. She was about to have a different kind of relationship with Him. Father thank You that Jesus was not just a great teacher; but our risen Savior. Help us to portray Him that way to others

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