Facial and Voice Recognition

11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. 12 And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. 13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” 14 Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” 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.” 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher).  - John 20
Mary did not recognize Jesus. As we will see tomorrow, others did not either. It wasn't like in our case - going days, weeks, and who knows how long not seeing one another. Will we forget them? To be sure a few factors went into this: Mary's emotional state, tears in her eyes, spiritual cluelessness about what God was doing. And Jesus' transformation in His resurrection body, whatever that may involve. But when she hears Him say her name, and probably how He says here name, it makes all the difference. May we use this time to be a little quieter, seeking His face, to hear His voice.