On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark John tells us in chapter 20.
Many see darkness as symbolizing of the soul in the midst of trials and tribulations. The psalmist reminds us that as gold is tired in the fire, so are we tried. Mary Magdalen came to Jesus while in her trial, while things were still confusing, while the apostles still slept. She came seeking Jesus, not so he could deliver her, but so that she could perform even now, after his death, some service to his body.
The Resurrection influences us only as much to us as we allow it. St. Paul says, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father. Seeking the things that are above make us different. It keeps us hopeful, even when life is dark.
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