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Grief and Loss · Day 233

Tears Nobody Saw

“Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.” Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
John 20:15–16 · BSB

A supermarket car park is an odd place to cry, though after a loss it's often where the tears turn up. You might be sitting with the engine off and the shopping list on the passenger seat, waiting until your face feels ready to go inside. Nobody pushing a trolley past the window would guess anything was wrong.

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