An Encounter with the Risen Lord

As I reflected on Christ's Resurrection today, I was reading the accounts in Mark 16 and John 20 about the Resurrection. I am particularly enthralled with the encounter Jesus had with Mary Magdalene, as it is recorded that she is the first person He appeared to. I began to wonder what it must have been like for Mary Magdalene and what emotions she had as she found the tomb empty, wondered where her Lord had been taken, and then encountered the risen Savior herself. This is a poem I wrote about it. Hope you enjoy.

 "An Encounter with the Risen Lord "

 Solemnly, we made our way

To the tomb that day.

The One whom we called Lord

Lay dead in a grave. 

Spices were brought to anoint His body.

We expected to see a dead man,

But we received so much more. 

As we made our way closer,

We saw the stone from the tomb rolled away.

As we entered, we discovered that no body was in the tomb.

I began to fret and panic,

Thinking someone had stole Him away in the night

And I wondered where the guards had gone.

A man robed in white, shining forth like the sun,

Sat at the side in the tomb.

He declared to us:

"Don't be afraid! You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene who was crucified. 

He is not here, but He is risen as He said!"

Trembling, full of amazement and fear, we fled.

The angel told us to tell everyone, 

But who were we to say anything?

We were only women and my reputation

Wouldn't do much for the words I spoke.

How could we even know this was true? 

Full of fear, wonder, and doubt,

We didn't know what to do. 

As we ran, we dropped our baskets,

Our task left undone.

We came expecting to find His body,

But there was none.

I feel to the ground, weeping openly.

Where was my Lord who delivered me from demons?

How could he just be gone?

And through my tears, I heard a voice calling out to me.

I thought it was the gardener 

And I pleaded for him to tell me

where the body was, if he had removed it.

Then I heard Him say my name.

I turned and saw His face-

it was Jesus, it was my Lord!

He was alive and well!

I called out to Him and He told me to tell the other about Him

And how He would ascend to His Father in heaven.

I left running, this time not from fear,but excitement.

Declaring "I have seen the Lord!"

I came expecting to find a dead man,

But I encountered the risen Lord.