Fr. James Stephen Behrens writes that something in the human heart dies when it suffers the loss of a loved one. Mary Magdalene loved Jesus. She gave him her heart in life, and a living piece of her heart went with him in his death. Her encounter with the risen Lord speaks to all of us who have known the pain of human loss. Many of us are fortunate to be given love and support from family and friends. There are also those who suffer alone, not being able to share their anguish. But all of us look for some kind of comfort to lessen the pain. In our times of grief, faith leads us to seek the presence of God in those who share our pain and who teach us that no part of the heart can ever die. It can be seemingly broken through death, but in truth, it was given to God, who, through death, transforms the heart. And in our tears, we find what we were looking for.