Exodus 3:5 and John 20:15-16

[margarete]

I have a couple of questions related to the Sunday bulletin from our church.
The overall topic of the article was about meeting God “face to face.” In the article, the pastoral assistant referenced, first, the story of Moses, the burning bush, and Holy Ground. He wrote: “Do you know what made it Holy? If you answered it was because God was there, that’s only part of the reason it was Holy. It was Holy Ground because God was there and it was Holy Ground because Moses was there, too. It was Holy Ground only when God and Moses were there together.”
Isn’t this like the question if a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it, does it make noise? Isn’t wherever God is Holy? His Holiness does not depend upon our presence, right?
The other story that was referenced was when Mary Magdalene was at the tomb, looking for Jesus. He wrote, “Sir, where have you laid Him?” and the answer is given to her. “Mary!” Then and only then does she turn to see Him and recognize Him and understand Jesus has been laid within her. Mary Magdalene asks Jesus where Jesus has been laid, and the beautiful answer is, “Jesus has been laid inside of you, Mary!” Only when she knows this does she begin to see Him clearly.
What does this mean? I am not sure where he is going with it. I read a homily from a priest on this scripture, and he made the point that in turning, ones looks from the dark to the light. But this doesn’t seem to be what our pastoral assistant is driving at? Is this a fair statement that Jesus is “laid within her?”
This is only the beginning of my concerns at our parish.
God Bless, and thanks for any help sorting this out,
Margarete

 

[Daniel_Marsh]

John 20
10Then the disciples went back to their homes, 11but Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.
13They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?”

“They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” 14At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.

15"Woman," he said, “why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”
Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”

16Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher).

17Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ "

18Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.

The only thing I can think of is your pastor is simply saying that Mary gained a more inmate knowledge, understanding of Jesus.

 

[Fidelis]

Why does all this kooky, hokey stuff seem to come out of MN? :whacky: California, where I was born and raised, I can understand-- but why Minnesota?

Faithful Catholics up there seem to be enduring an extended martyrdom.