Voice Recognition in Low Moments

[S] John 20:16 --
 ¹⁶Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means, Teacher).

[O] It appears the key operand here is "said" to her.  Jesus "says" many things to us but the question is do I recognize His voice.  When Jesus called Mary, she quickly recognized His voice and called Him Rabboni.  She was entrenched in her own sadness of not finding the body of Jesus and I'm sure she didn't pay much attention to who she supposedly thought to be the gardener.  However, her sensitiveness toward Jesus' voice allowed her to quickly and accurately recognize Him.  During my "high" moments, I'm sure it'll be easier for me to recognize the voice of Jesus because I probably will be focused in His words and all, but when I am crawling my lowest moments, probably not too intimate with His words, I am most likely to miss what God is speaking to my heart.  So, this is a good scene to remember whenever I'm down such that even in those moments, Jesus is next to me.

[A] Read His word daily to develop my sensitivity toward His voice.  Also pray to Him daily to develop the rapport with Him that will become my second nature.

[P] Thank You, Jesus, for being next to me at all times, especially when I am down and under thinking that no one cares about me.  I am thankful for Mary's posture of recognizing Your voice even during her emotionally down condition.  I would take this to heart so that even during my darker moments, I will still cling to You and wait to hear Your voice.  In Your name.  Amen.