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Her eyes were so blinded by tears that she
did not notice who it was that spoke to her.
She thought it might be the gardener and said
to him pleadingly:
“Sir, if thou have borne Him hence, tell me
where thou hast laid Him, and I will take Him
away.”
She thought that if this rich man's tomb was
considered too honorable a place for her
Lord, she herself would provide a place for
Him. But now the voice of Christ Himself fell
upon her ears. He said:
“Mary.”
Her tears were quickly brushed away, and
she beheld the Saviour. Forgetting, in her joy,
that He had been crucified, she stretched
forth her hands to Him, saying:
“Rabboni” (Master).
Jesus then said, “Touch Me not; for I am not
yet ascended to My Father: but go to My
