But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she bent down and looked into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus’ body had been lying, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” Mary replied, “They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put him!” When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” Because she thought he was the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him.” Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni” (which means Teacher). Jesus replied, “Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” Mary Magdalene came and informed the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what Jesus had said to her.
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| By Rembrandt van Rijn (1606, Leiden – 1669, Amsterdam) (awaisaftab.blogspot.com : Home : Info : Pic) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons |
Using art as a pathway to God, gaze upon the image above and engage in Visio Divina with it.
Visio divina (sacred seeing) is a companion discipline of lectio divina (sacred reading)
Read the Image ... Allow your eyes to seek softly
what you are attracted to in the image. Simply receive the gift of
seeing. What image within the image is drawing you in ... Allow yourself
a few moments simply to sit with this gift.
Receive the Image ... Take a deep breath and gaze with soft eyes and a
receptive spirit. After receiving, close your eyes and reflect by
allowing your imagination to form that image in your consciousness ... what are
you receiving from God through the image? How does this illuminate your
life right now?
Respond to God ... Now take a deep breath and gaze with soft eyes and a
grateful spirit. How do you sense yourself desiring to respond to God
through the image you have received? What would you say to God about what
you are hearing, seeing, feeling? Allow yourself to pray with gratitude
...
Rest in God ... Now take a deep breath and rest ... notice how your body
feels. Is there something more here? Then go back and repeat your
"gazing" prayer. If you feel that you have received all
you need in this moment, simply rest in the silence and come to a place of
shalom, peace, wholeness ...
Amen. Praise God! Hallelujah!
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