The risen one calls us by name

“We must be vigilant today and always, because, like Mary, the Risen One also calls us and challenges us to open our eyes and recognize him in our surroundings and in our neighbors,” LWF Council member Rev. Karla Steilmann Franco, says in this year’s Easter message.

Easter message by Rev. Karla Steilmann Franco, a member of the LWF Council 

Jesus said to her …Whom are you looking for?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni! …"

— John 20:15-18