Known In Heaven

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John 20:11-18 (NIV)
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

11 but Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.

13 They 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." 14 At 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."

16 Jesus said to her, "Mary."

She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher).

17 Jesus 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.' "

18 Mary 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.

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Lord I know that I'm Your sheep, because I hear Your calls. Though I have never seen You personally, I know You're always near me. To reunite with You in heaven is really something that I look forward to.

While I'm here Lord, I will still pray that You will bless me. Bless me with courage to share Your gospel and withstand persecution if it happens, that I will keep my faith and continue to reflect Your light upon other people's lives that may be in darkness.

I will run a race that will not disqualify me from the prize.