Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, saying, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” Yet her risen Master was right there, in flesh and bone, fully present. Her tears and anxiety were needless—she had the source of life before her eyes but did not recognize him.
This is often true for believers. How frequently we worry over things that never happen, or grieve over what is already within our reach! Scripture reminds us that much of our fear is unnecessary, and many of our tears are wasted.
Like Mary, we need faith to see God’s hand at work, patience to wait for His timing, and trust that what seems bitter now may be the very instrument of future joy.
Even Jacob, who once cried, “All these things are against me” (Gen. 42:36), lived to see God’s goodness in Joseph and prosperity. Mary’s weeping over the empty tomb became the doorway to joy for herself and for all humanity. If this was true for them, it will be true for you.
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