Lazarus

... lived in a village called Bethany, with his sisters Mary and Martha. All three were followers of Jesus. Mary and Martha sent word to Jesus that their brother was sick, but Lazarus had already been dead for four days when Jesus arrived in the village. After talking to the grieving sisters, and seeing Lazarus's friends weeping, Jesus was deeply troubled and moved. He asked where Lazarus had been laid, and on being invited to come and see, Jesus wept. He went to the tomb, told the people to remove the stone that covered it, and prayed aloud to his Father. He then told Lazarus to come out, resurrected.

© Haydn Thompson 2017