tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257108207435918424.post6235733087347569936..comments2023-06-22T08:40:53.577-06:00Comments on the peacewriter: An Easter Message for the UncorrelatedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257108207435918424.post-7487571612987226712011-04-25T03:39:37.585-06:002011-04-25T03:39:37.585-06:00"Why seek ye the living among the dead?"Why seek ye the living among the dead?Allan Westnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257108207435918424.post-14064199585009074732011-04-24T22:29:16.724-06:002011-04-24T22:29:16.724-06:00This is lovely, Mel.This is lovely, Mel.mfrantihttp://ourmotherskeeper.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257108207435918424.post-37839723892045337782011-04-24T21:06:33.053-06:002011-04-24T21:06:33.053-06:00Thank you for sharing this; I love the message of ...Thank you for sharing this; I love the message of loving seeking and finding solace in grief. <br /><br />I wanted to share a few insights from reading the passage in Greek. This is my favorite passage in the Bible. <br /><br />First, this is a strikingly intimate story, one framed in terms of family relationships. When Mary asked for Jesus' body she was asking to fulfill the role of a close family member such as a wife. <br /><br />I never liked the line "Touch me not." Well, it isn't in the Greek. A better translation that also fits the familiar and familial tone is "Stop embracing me." <br /><br />Finally, Mary is called Maria by the narrator but "Miriam" by Jesus. Our 10 month old is named Miriam and to me this is where it comes from. ;) <br /><br />I think one message from this story is that with the resurrection moment we are adopted into the family of Jesus, whatever that means for each of us. This theme threads through John.... Symbolically, when the Beloved Disciple is told to take Mary home, the believer gains a new mother. When Jesus says "Go tell my brethren that I go to your God and my God, your father and my father," we gain a new father. And I believe the subtext of this narrative teaches us we gain a new spouse and lover. <br /><br />Truly an appropriate narrative to share in this time of celebration of and seeking for renewal and rebirth.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879046778271610955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257108207435918424.post-35266348076848276742011-04-24T20:30:51.246-06:002011-04-24T20:30:51.246-06:00beautiful. this really touched me on a day that i&...beautiful. this really touched me on a day that i've felt sad for not *feeling* the meaning of the resurrection like i used to.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16281368864448367942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257108207435918424.post-70424780216900975402011-04-24T19:10:02.909-06:002011-04-24T19:10:02.909-06:00Beautiful! Thank you!!Beautiful! Thank you!!jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609613967033394629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257108207435918424.post-45587531470173165892011-04-24T14:48:38.294-06:002011-04-24T14:48:38.294-06:00Gorgeous, Mel. Once again, perfect in expressing w...Gorgeous, Mel. Once again, perfect in expressing what i and others have felt.Tara Bradleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257108207435918424.post-32219205015215168172011-04-24T13:49:14.257-06:002011-04-24T13:49:14.257-06:00Wow. Just wow. What a beautiful post. Thank you...Wow. Just wow. What a beautiful post. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com