She Turned Toward Him

Grace for All · Aug 16, 2026 · 5m

John 20:16 (NIV)

Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means Teacher)."

I’ve photographed the sunrise dozens of times from all over the world. One rule never changes: don't shoot before civil twilight — that window when the sun is still below the horizon, but there's enough light to make out shapes and colors. It's not darkness anymore, but it isn't day yet. It's a world that hasn't decided what it's going to look like yet.

That’s the light Mary walks into. She should have waited, but she didn’t. Her grief wouldn’t let her, because her grief…