An Easter reading from the Gospels
(with thanks to Cynthia Bourgeault- "The Meaning of Mary Magdalene: at the heart of Christianity" ) “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me… “ Through the ordeal of death Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene … Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved. Some women were there, watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene , Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joseph [ a ] ), and Salome. Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last… Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a long sheet of clean linen cloth. He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance and left. Both Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting across from the tomb and watching. Through the bright dawn of a New Day Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning,