even at the details that are often overlooked.
Especially the meaning behind the names.
(This is part of a series where I’m sharing what I’ve been seeing over time.)
🔹 There Was Something in the Name
As I continued reading, something began to stand out to me.
Not just what happened.
Not just who was there.
But her name.
🔹 Not Just a Name
I had read it countless times before.
But this time, I stopped and asked:
What does it mean?
🔹 The Meaning of a Tower
When I sat with that, it shifted how I saw everything.
Because a tower is not random.
A tower is:
- elevated
- set apart
- watching
A tower doesn’t create what is happening.
It sees it first.
🔹 Watching Before Others See
And that’s when the connection became clear to me.
In the garden—
she is the one who sees first.
Not because everything is explained.
Not because others have already understood.
But because she is already positioned there.
🔹 A Place of Seeing
In Scripture, a tower is often a place of:
- watching
- waiting
- seeing at a distance
It is where you go
to recognize what others have not yet seen.
🔹 The Pattern Aligns
And when I held that next to what happens in the resurrection—
it aligned.
She was there early.
She stayed.
She looked.
And she saw.
🔹 Not Random Placement
This is what stood out to me—
she isn’t just there.
She is there in a way
that matches the meaning of her name.
🔹 The Tower and the Moment
If a tower is a place of seeing—
then the one called “Magdalene” becomes:
the one who sees.
Not by force.
Not by explanation.
But by position.
🔹 A Pattern, Not an Accident
This is where it stopped feeling random to me.
Because now the pattern had another layer:
Side → opened → revealedMary → stays → seesMagdalene → tower → watches → recognizes
🔹 Something Consistent
There is something consistent in all of this:
The one who sees first
is the one who remains in place long enough
for the moment to be revealed.
🔹 It Moves Forward
And just like before—
it doesn’t end with her.
She goes and tells the others.
And then they begin to see.
The tower does not create the moment—
it is simply where the moment is first seen.
Series 1:
Part 1 - The Side and the Pattern
Part 2 - Mary: One Who Sees
Part 3 - The Tower
Part 4 - The Bride and Wisdom
Part 5 - Recognition
~ Peace, Love, and Joy ~
