Gospel: John 11:19-27
Many of
the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother
[Lazarus, who had died]. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to
meet him; but Mary sat at home. Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had
been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever
you ask of God, God will give you." Jesus said to her, "Your brother
will rise." Martha said to him, "I know he will rise, in the
resurrection on the last day." Jesus told her, "I am the resurrection
and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and anyone
who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" She
said to him, "Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ,
the Son of God, the one who is coming into the world."
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Reflection:
A young
man was living his life without any clear direction It was all boozing for him.
His mother told the young man, “If you will not change you will depart this
world early.” The young man said to his mother, “help me live a new life mama.”
His mother told him: Be with me as I go
to Holy Mass daily.” The man did so and slowly but surely he lived a renewed
life.
When
Lazarus died both Martha and Mary were forlorn as if their world had ended with
the death of their brother Lazarus. Until Jesus came to pay them a visit and
from there on the sister’s hopeless life suddenly had hope and life once again.
This is
for the reason that Jesus went to visit them, that visit culminated with the
raising of their brother Lazarus. Do you feel that you are without hope for the
reason of the many problems that you’ve been going through?
There is
hope and you can find it in Jesus, in the midst of this problem filled world.
Jesus is offering you not only hope but a new lease on life. Believe, have hope and faith in Him and you’ll
have a new life. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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