![]() John Dear is a priest, activist, lecturer, and author of thirty books including Thomas Merton Peacemaker You Will Be My Witnesses (with art by William Hart McNichols), Mohandas Gandhi: Essential Writings Daniel Berrigan: Essential Writings and an autobiography, A Persistent Peace (Doubleday/Image) and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In doing so, we will fulfill our vocations as disciples of Jesus and enter the fullness of life today. If Lazarus represents humanity, the story of his raising is about the God of Life confronting the power of death itself, calling humanity to walk out of its tomb-the culture of violence and war-and into "the new life of resurrection peace."Īccording to Dear, the Gospel urges us to carry on this liberating work of Jesus today: to remove the stone that traps us in violence, to call each other out of our tombs, to unbind one another and set each other free to live in peace. ![]() While traditionally read as a story about friendship and faith, Dear shows through his extended meditations how it also summarizes the persistent theme of the Gospel. The raising of Lazarus in John's Gospel is one of the most dramatic and poignant episodes in scripture. Series - Walking with God: The Sermon Series of Howard Thurman Series - Catholicity in an Evolving Universe Series - Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church World Religions & Interfaith - Islamic StudiesĪssociation of Catholic Publishers Award WinnersĬatholic Press Association Book Award Winners World Religions & Interfaith- Eastern Studies Religion & Science - Cosmology & Evolution 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, ( AH) that they may believe that you sent me.An Interview With Robert Ellsberg AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast Then Jesus looked up ( AF) and said, “Father, ( AG) I thank you that you have heard me. “But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.” ( AC)Ĥ0 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, ( AD) you will see the glory of God?” ( AE)Ĥ1 So they took away the stone. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. ( V) 34 “Where have you laid him?” he asked.ģ6 Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” ( X)ģ7 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man ( Y) have kept this man from dying?” ( Z) Jesus Raises Lazarus From the Deadģ8 Jesus, once more deeply moved, ( AA) came to the tomb. ( R) 31 When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her, ( S) noticed how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.ģ2 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” ( T)ģ3 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved ( U) in spirit and troubled. ![]() 30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. “The Teacher ( Q) is here,” she said, “and is asking for you.” 29 When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him. This is a richly illustrated story book from The Story of Lazarus, one of the most known stories in the New Testament. ( M) Do you believe this?”Ģ7 “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, ( N) the Son of God, ( O) who is to come into the world.” ( P)Ģ8 After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. ( J) The one who believes ( K) in me will live, even though they die 26 and whoever lives by believing ( L) in me will never die. ![]() ( E) 22 But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.” ( F)Ģ3 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”Ģ4 Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection ( G) at the last day.” ( H)Ģ5 Jesus said to her, “I am ( I) the resurrection and the life. 2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, Lord, the one you love is sick. ( D)Ģ1 “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. ( C) 20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home. ( A) 18 Now Bethany ( B) was less than two miles from Jerusalem, 19 and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother. 17 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.
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