The Lord Is My Chef Breakfast Recipe for the Soul
Monday, Wk. XVI, Yr. I, Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, 22 July 2019
2 Corinthians 5:14-17 >< }}}*> >< }}}*> John 20:1-2, 11-18
What a beautiful way to start our week of work and studies today with the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, O Lord!
In St. Mary Magdalene we see, O Jesus, your infinite love and mercy and forgiveness no matter how dark is our past. In St. Mary Magdalene we also see, O Jesus, our new life and relationship with you especially when you called her by her name “Mary” on that Easter morning.
Open our hearts every morning, especially when we feel everything is lost, when everything is so dark to that we too may hear your sweet voice calling us by name.
One beautiful lesson we have learned from St. Mary Magdalene is the need to remain in you, Jesus. After being converted, Mary never left your side along with the other women who have come to follow you and help you in your needs.
On the Cross when your disciples have left you, St. Mary Magdalene remained at your foot along with your Mother and beloved disciple John.
On the first day of the week, it was also St. Mary Magdalene who remained faithful to you by coming to your tomb to bring spices and perfume; and, when she found it empty, she was the one who remained faithful to your teachings by informing St. Peter of the situation.
Most of all, during that dark morning at the empty tomb, it was St. Mary Magdalene who remained outside, remaining faithful to you, waiting in tears for developments as she asked everyone around in the hope of finding and retrieving your missing body.
The scene may be funny, Lord, but embarrassing and shameful to us your disciples who always leave you especially when the cross becomes too heavy and bloody! And when everything is dark and empty, unlike St. Mary Magdalene, we are nowhere to be found.
Let us remain in you, Jesus, like St. Mary Magdalene especially when everybody else is leaving or had left you at the cross or the empty tomb.
Let us boldly proclaim not only in words but most especially in deeds like St. Mary Magdalene that we have seen you, that we are now a new creation in you. Amen.
St. Mary Magdalene, pray for us!
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Thank you so much for this. I am going through a challenging time in my life. Im unemployed and it has been a really heavy cross for. Ive tried almost everything. Recently I came across a song Pastor Benjamin Dube ft Khaya Mthethwa : you’ll never leave me. Then last night after playing this repeatedly for weeks I decided to read up on the lyrics. Where I found the scripture that inspired the song, John 15 1-10. It was upon reading this scripture where felt spirit move🥺🥺. Ive removed myself from the vine. I knew something was off but I couldn’t get it…
Thank you. I’m trying to find my way back. Im still praying and doing all I can to be re employed again. But I need to find my way back to Him first, for every thing else will fall into place
Amen🙏🏽
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Hi! You are most welcomed. Will be praying for you too. That is one of my favorite prayers in life, “Lord, help me find my way back to you.” God bless you, Fezeka!
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