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Grace for All · Aug 4, 2026 · 4m

John 20:16

Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).

Every time I hear this verse, I feel love. I hear the exclamation point. Gratitude, expectation, excitement, adoration. Mary went looking for Jesus. But she went where he was. In her surprise and in her adoration, she is expressing her desire for what was. And after this moment where she says, “Rabboni!” Jesus tells her, "don’t hold on to me. Go to the others and tell them."

With love in her cry, how does Jesus respond? Let go. Go! Share.

She is searching, but she is…