July 22 - St. Mary Magdalene

(Sg.3:1-4 or 2Cor.5:14-17; Ps.63:2-6,8-9; Jn.20:1-2,11-18) "Whom are you looking for?" Let us stand with Mary Magdalene at the tomb of our risen Lord. Let us weep a little that our hearts might bleed with her same love, and so our eyes be opened to see Jesus standing before us. Let us hear Him call us by name. O let us search night and day for our God, thirsting for Him "like the earth, parched, lifeless and without water." Let us know that without Him we are lost in darkness, empty as the tomb. May it be "the love of Christ [that] impels us" further outside of ourselves and toward the Lord, allowing nothing to impede our progress as we pass every watchman, as we leave even our senses behind to become one with our lover, partaking of "the riches of [His] banquet." Let us "regard no one according to the flesh anymore," not even the Christ, but release His body from our grasp that He might ascend to Heaven and we follow in His wake. A "new creation" let us be with a heart burning with love, a love that transcends all the world and discovers our Lord within. In the shadow of [His] wings [we] shout for joy," declaring His glory to all, for He looks upon our tears, upon every heart longing for His presence, and our desire He does not disappoint. Written, read, and produced by James Kurt. Music - "Cry Mercy," from Remove the Mask of Lies, second album of Songs for Children of Light, by James Kurt.