How they sang - about how there was no help except in you, nowhere to turn except You, nothing, nothing that could possibly bring any comfort except you. But Muggeridge did not turn yet. People who don't believe usually have a desire not to believe. The heart has its reasons that reason knows not of. As long as Mary was looking into a tomb she could not see Christ.
Faith is born when the heart is cracked open enough to receive.
The first step of faith requires turning in a different direction. Mary turned around and there was Jesus. The Christian life really begins when we hear Jesus personally. Mary heard her name A lot about the relationship with Jesus had been making sense to Mary. She heard of forgiveness and new life.