Physical presence and beyond

He was dead.

All that was left was the corpse.

And now that was gone.

Thus Mary Magdalene weeps in today’s Gospel (John 20:11-18).

Suddenly, the risen Lord is revealed to her: alive and physically present.

Our Lord speaks words of comfort to her, while reminding her that He will be ascending to the Father, after which time He will no longer be physically present.

Of course, Christ remains present in many ways and the relationship He has forged by His death and resurrection remains.

In Christ, God is our Father.

Now and forever.