Mary can't cling to Jesus because - in light of the resurrection - she must now learn to know him in a new way. Something extraordinary has occurred. This is the start of a new beginning - a new creation. Mary's relationship with Jesus cannot be resumed on old terms. Easter is not a return to the past, but the opening up of a new future. »more
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