Lord,
We don't know a lot about Mary Magdalen.
However, we do know that for whatever reasons, consciously or unconsciously, she allowed herself to be used and abused as a prostitute.
Then.....one day she met Jesus - probably the first man who treated her with respect - who didn't use her, even though she allowed herself to be used. Jesus loved her for herself - her real self!
In her confusion, in her pain, in her realization that she wanted to change her lifestyle, and in her slowly growing self respect - Mary Magdalen was transformed by the Love and Compassion flowing through Jesus.
Jesus loved her so much that He appeared to her after He had died - to comfort her as she sat weeping at His tomb.
She became His messenger to proclaim to His disciples the Good News that Jesus had risen from the dead!!!
Lord, may today we open up our hearts, and in our own pain, hurt and confusion, may each one of us be touched and transformed by Your Loving Grace.May each one of us also become Your Messengers - like Mary Magdalene - who will proclaim Your Good News - that You loved us so much that You were willing to die for us.
We, too, will also rise one day to live eternally with God.
Amen
