I am curious how long it took for Mary to run to the disciples and return to the tomb. Was she a sprinter or a marathon runner?
Information is provided by a resident expert Vern Jordin:
Here is a map of Jerusalem at the time of Christ. It is about 1.5 miles from north to south and about 3/4 mile from west to east.
Some believe there were two upper rooms: one for the Passover supper [red border] and the second used on the day of Pentecost [black border]. The green oval shows the location of Golgotha and the new cut tomb. There are several women named Mary in the New Testament: the mother of Jesus and her sister both of Galilee, the sister of Lazarus of Bethany [Mount of Olives] and Mary of Magdala on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. The ones from Galilee likely traveled with the Apostles and Jesus to Jerusalem [about a 100 hundred mile walk] for Passover and stayed for Pentecost. Remember Jesus’ mother was at the cross as well as others and so was Mary of Magdala. They likely all returned to the tomb that Sunday morning in order to finish putting the spices on the body. He died at 3:00 p.m. and they did not have time to complete the process before sundown on the eve of the Sabbath [a new day starts at sundown]. The next day was the Sabbath and they could not travel to the tomb to do that work then. So, they returned at sunrise on Sunday. When they saw and heard from the angel(s) they ran to tell the disciples, but Mary of Magdala lingered behind in sorrow and tears. Then Jesus appeared to her. From the red upper room to the tomb is likely just over a Sabbath day’s journey. The Apostles may have met back there after the Crucifixion and remained until Sunday. It is believed that the women of the group were left on the Mount of Olives, likely at Bethany in the home of Lazarus, Martha and Mary. That would be about a two and a half mile trip one way, too far for a Sabbath, but not too far to run from the tomb to the upper room, 3/4 plus mile. on the following Sunday.
Controlling our Thoughts The pathway to controlling our thoughts begins with an understanding of our relationship to Jesus Christ. — Dr. Charles Stanley
Colossians 3: 1-2
So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
I have witnessed (and experienced) phone zombies. People (including self) engaged in mindless scrolling of content on their phone. We are being programmed by what we are filling our minds with and most of the time with Godless content.
Old things should pass away and all things become new when we accept Jesus as our savior. I must work hard at filling my mind with Godly things (scripture) instead of worldly things. This is all part of the process called “sanctification“.
“Donald B. Kraybill in his book, The Riddle of Amish Culture, writes: ‘The Amish blueprint for expected behavior, called the Ordnung, regulates private, public, and ceremonial life. Ordnung does not translate readily into English. Sometimes rendered as “ordnance” or “discipline,” the Ordnung is best thought of as an ordering of the whole way of life . . . a code of conduct which the church maintains by tradition rather than by systematic or explicit rules. A member noted: “The order is not written down. The people just know it, that’s all.” Rather than a packet or rules to memorize, the Ordnung is the “understood” behavior by which the Amish are expected to live. In the same way that the rules of grammar are learned by children, so the Ordnung, the grammar of order, is learned by Amish youth. The Ordnung evolved gradually over the decades as the church sought to strike a delicate balance between tradition and change. Specific details of the Ordnung vary across church districts and settlements.’”
People are reluctant to change.
I can see where even today in our Southern Baptist churches, we are more comfortable with old ways of doing things. I believe this stifles growth.
Your relationship with God is possible by traveling this path.
Romans 3:10as it is written: There is no one righteous, not even one.
Romans 5:12Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all people, because all sinned.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 5:8 But God proves his own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 10:9 If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 10:13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus
Christians are sometimes tempted to seek security through the accumulation of wealth. Pray that this idol will be torn down and that believers will find security in God’s loving provision as they seek His face instead (Matthew 6:24).
Matthew 6:24 Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
24 “No one can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
