The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 20:11-15, “But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb; 12 and she beheld two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying. 13 And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”

14 When she had said this, she turned around, and beheld Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, “Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”

Mary Magdalene’s experience at Jesus’ tomb is remarkable in every respect, there is

no substitute for the evidence of her love for her LORD Jesus Christ. One commentator

says, “In any kind of work, it is true that we cannot really interpret the thought of another

person, unless between us and him there is a bond of sympathy. It is at once clear, for

instance, when the conductor of an orchestra is in sympathy with the music of the composer

whose work he is conducting. Love is the great interpreter. Love can grasp the truth when

intellect is left groping and uncertain. Love can realize the meaning of a thing when research

is blind…. We can neither understand Jesus nor help others to understand him, unless we

take our hearts to Him as well as our minds.”

Try putting yourself in Mary’s place. Do you –do I—have for Jesus the love she had?

Mary’s love for Christ was derived from His redemption from her sin. Do we honestly

view ourselves as sinners? Are we aware of the horrendous price He paid to redeem

us from our sin?

Oh, what love that He should die for me;

Saving grace thus to supply for me;

Oh, what love! What love!

Evermore I’ll tell it! Oh, what love!

God is our Heavenly Father! He paid a tremendous price in sacrificing His Son

for us. What are we sacrificing that shows our love for Him?

We love you each and every one!

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”