<p>20:2 <em>She ran to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them: They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him</em>-Mary Magdalene was the first believer to call Jesus &ldquo;the Lord&rdquo;- despite His repeated teaching that this was His true position. They had called Him &ldquo;Lord and Master&rdquo; but not <em>the </em>Lord. Her example soon spread to her less perceptive brethren- for they likewise soon were speaking of Him as &ldquo;the Lord&rdquo; (Jn. 20:25; 21:7). Although the resurrection made Him Lord and Christ (Acts 2:36), yet to her, it was as if He was risen and glorified already. This is an indication to me that she did really believe He would rise, but her humanity, her grief, the intensity of the moment, led her to act and speak as if this wasn&rsquo;t the case. Consider all the descriptions of Jesus as &ldquo;the Lord&rdquo; even during His ministry; so certain was He that He would indeed be made Lord and Christ- and realize, how the fact Mary Magdalene too called Him &ldquo;Lord&rdquo; before seeing the proof of His resurrection indicates that she shared this perception.</p>