I Have Seen The Lord
Poem #274 • Who is it you’re looking for?
Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.
They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?”
“They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.
He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?
Who is it you’re looking for?
Rabboni, I have seen the Lord
Who is it you’re looking for?
Rabboni, I have seen the Lord!
Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”
Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!”
Who is it you’re looking for?
Rabboni, I have seen the Lord
Who is it you’re looking for?
Rabboni, I have seen the Lord!
And she told them that he had said these things to her.
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This is a powerful and moving retelling of one of the most meaningful moments in Scripture. I especially appreciate how the repeated question, “Who is it you’re looking for?” invites readers to reflect on their own spiritual journey while emphasizing the profound significance of Mary recognizing the risen Christ. The simplicity of the refrain, “Rabboni, I have seen the Lord,” carries tremendous emotional weight and captures the joy, awe, and hope of the resurrection. Your poem beautifully honors the biblical account while making it feel personal and alive for modern readers. A wonderful reminder that faith often begins with seeking, but it is transformed through encountering the One we seek.