We all have a Mary Magdalene moment.
| posted 3/27/2012
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I had recently experienced the loss of my parents when I was invited to a Bible study that met in the basement of a woman's house. Walking through a gate, I made my way to the back entrance. Welcomed in, I found a chair and helped myself to a bottle of soda from the fridge. Bibles were piled on the ends of long tables along with small stacks of paper for note-taking. Bowls of potato chips and pretzels were strategically placed throughout the room, but all eyes turned to a woman named Lois Peterson who wore jeans and long dangling earrings.
After assigning Bible verses to willing participants, she began passionately explaining what the verses meant. I found it easy to learn in that atmosphere as she paused to ask if there were any questions. I wanted to know more about this Jesus she seemed to know.
Lois explained that God loves us so much, he sent his Son to die on the cross for us. Although Jesus lived a perfect life, he hung on the cross and said, "It is finished," as he made a final payment for our sins.
But she also shared a verse that shook my foundation. Isaiah 64:6 says, "All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away."
I sat condemned. I saw I needed her Jesus.
Like Mary Magdalene, that was the night I met him, the night he became my risen Savior. God loves us so much he meets us where we are. He met Mary outside the tomb. And me? Well, he met me in a basement!
Anne Peterson is a poet, speaker, and author of over 42 published Bible studies. You can learn more about her at www.annepeterson.com.
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