You Might Suppose

This powerful reflection on Easter morning takes us into the heart of Mary Magdalene's encounter with the risen Christ. Mary, who had followed Jesus for three years, who had seen his face countless times, supposed him to be the gardener. This wasn't because she was foolish or faithless. Rather, as the other resurrection appearances show, God regularly hides himself just enough that there's another explanation for his presence and power, always a way to explain him away. Yet this divine hiddenness isn't meant to frustrate us but to invite us into genuine love rather than terror-driven obedience. What if the coincidences, the lucky breaks, the timely phone calls, the unexpected moments in our lives aren't just random occurrences? What if it's our resurrected Lord, poured so completely into every causal joint of the created order that we can mistake his presence and power for ordinary life itself?