When we last saw Mary Magdalene, she had gone to tell the other disciples about Jesus’ resurrection:

Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ” Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her. (John 20.17, 18, NKJV)

That seems to be a common theme. I love the story of Jesus’ conversation with the two on the road to Emmaus. “What things?” Jesus had a sense of humor, make no mistake. And what about that sermon?

Then he said to them, “So thick-headed! So slow-hearted! Why can’t you simply believe all that the prophets said? Don’t you see that these things had to happen, that the Messiah had to suffer and only then enter into his glory?” Then he started at the beginning, with the Books of Moses, and went on through all the Prophets, pointing out everything in the Scriptures that referred to him. (Luke 24.25 – 27, MSG)

I used to think, “Wow, I wish someone had written down that sermon!” But they didn’t need to. We have the same book. Read it. See him in Genesis 3.15, Psalm 22, Isaiah 53. (Who did they think that was about?) Messiah will be “cut off” in Daniel 9. Looking ahead, Peter preached from Joel in Acts 2. Jesus didn’t tell him that in advance. Peter figured it out. And then, the lesson is the same:

Go and Tell.

They left at once and hurried back to Jerusalem to tell the other disciples. When they found the Eleven and the other disciples all together, they overheard them saying, “It’s really true! The Lord has risen from the dead. He even appeared to Peter!” Then the two disciples told the others what had happened to them on the road to Emmaus and how Jesus had unveiled himself as he broke bread with them. (Luke 24.33 – 35, Passion Translation)