"From the Heart"

 "Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre." (John 20:3 KJV)

  "Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and mind as you live in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:6-7 NLT)

 To touch upon something: I believe Mary Magdalene went to the tomb expecting Jesus to have risen; yet, upon arriving, seeing the stone was rolled away, and the tomb empty, her mind overtook her heart; so, she began to think the worse. It is really not that unusual to happen; I remember many times where I think this or that should be like this or that; yet any sort of variance to what I believed, and it destroys everything I believed would happen.  

 Something for next week, to be sure that I am not off my rocker! Meanwhile, this verse is about the heart of Peter and John! As we know, Peter has a serious issue that he would love to resolve, without anyone there to resolve the issue with! The last time Peter saw Jesus, it was from a distance, as He was hanging on the cross; before that, it was the night before, when Jesus looked into his eyes, as the cock crowed!

 The only disciple mentioned at the foot of the cross was John, "the disciple that Jesus loved!" Oh my goodness! One of the "sons of thunder"! For whatever it's worth, I believe John once was a pretty bad dude, who had to believe that Jesus loved him! If you don't think it is so, then you cannot understand what I am saying. 

 There are some who have been saved, believing that the was meant to be; and then there are those who get saved, wondering how it could ever be! Especially, if you can't hold it together; if you don't love others, more than yourself! This is what God does: He turns garbage into something wonderful...

"I am writing to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning. Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning." (2 John 5-6 NLT)