Calling Our Name

As I pondered upon my Easter Sunday’s reading, I could imagined how “‘Jesus said to her, “Mary’” (John 20:16, NIV) seeing that now Mary was all alone after the disciple had gone home after checking the scene out to find Jesus body was not there (John 20:10, NIV), and that two angels asked her why she’s crying – perhaps she would have been in a state of confusion while having a conversation with the two angelic beings. Yet, suddenly when the gardener (Jesus), asking the same question to her – why was she crying? However, Mary doesn’t recognise Jesus till He speaks her name out in the Garden of Gethsemane (John 20:14, NIV)  and there, she felt overjoyed hearing His voice.

Today, my heart feels glad when Jesus calls out my name “Jeremy” knowing that He has risen from the grave (Luke 23:34b, NIV), and how I can praise Jesus for knowing my fears, my sadness, my triumphs and my woes as I encounter them in life presently. Indeed, it would be wonderful to hear our names spoken in love, as we turn and recognise Jesus who has loved us since before we were born.

How do you feel when Jesus calls you and that He speaks out your name today?

Profile Background:
Jeremy Koh is a disabled graduate from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore – formerly known as Spastic Children Association (1987–1997). He graduated with Certificates in Microsoft Office Skills & a HR Administrator Graduate (CHRA) under Human Capital Singapore–SGEnable Collaboration of Partnership – HCS HR PowerBank (7th Dec 2021 to 3rd June 2022) | Former Project Assistant/Email Marketing Consultant |A Connecter in ServeHope Pte Ltd & GrowthBeans Team in Savior-Asia Consulting Pte Ltd | A KeyGuard Specialist @(these)abilites Pte Ltd handling all KeyGuard Operations for 10 months in World United College South East Asia (Tampines Branch) | an Executive Assistant with Vision Strategy Storytelling (3 months, Aug to Oct 2017); A Founder in the ground up initiative project called – Project Stories for LIFE (Affiliated with Youth Corps Singapore, a former member of the Special Needs Cluster) |A PwD Advocate – a representing voice of the Disabled Community to the public today.

Prayer Response to this featured article:
Thank you Jesus for calling out our name today; Enable us to enjoy your love so that we may love others, and help them to know you too.

(Written by Jeremy Koh, 9th April 2023 – Resurrection Sunday)