Jesus is Calling Us – By Our Name
theophilus March 25th, 2008
Mary Magdalene sits there in today’s gospel (John 20) crying at Jesus’ tomb. A “man” appears and asks her why she is weeping and who she is looking for - Mary cannot recognize this “man” and asks him where they had put Jesus.
It’s then Jesus calls her - “Mary” – and the voice touches and stirs her soul. She instantly recognizes it’s the Lord calling her. “Mary” – “Mary” – you know she heard this voice calling her for the rest of her life.
And he calls us like he called Mary. We need to always remember that Jesus knows our hearts, our minds, our souls. He knows everything about us – and I mean everything. There isn’t a thought, an action, an idea we have that he doesn’t know about. We think we can hide from him - but we cannot.
And he calls us – each and every day – by name. Sometimes, he whispers our name. Other times, he shouts it. It comes as firm reassurance at times of quiet reflection. It comes in loud torrents at times of our worst sin. He comforts, encourages, calms, guides, warns, teaches, scolds. He is always calling for us – and it’s up to us to listen.
Jesus will always be calling for us – he will always be trying to tell us how to follow him – how to walk his path – how to bring ourselves and others to him. We must hear him – we must heed him – we must follow him.
Listen for him today – he will be calling you – by your name.
