We had a long Gospel today with several important aspects. I found a lot of things to reflect on, but I don’t have the time or the energy to write at length about any of them. So instead, I’ll list a few of the ideas I came up with:
1. The story is about death and resurrection.
2. The story is how personal Jesus is with His love.
3. The story is about Jesus’ calling us out of our personal tombs.
4. The story concerns Jesus’ being The Light and The Life.
5. The story is about the role of “signs” or “works” for the Jews to believe in Jesus.
6. The story underscores the difference between Martha’s and Mary’s approach to their faith. (Martha is concerned with the practical, while Mary is concerned with prayer). I think the goal should be to have a little of each in us—As Jesus said in another Gospel passage, “Mary has chosen the better part”, but he doesn’t discount Martha’s faith based on attending to practical matters.
7. The story is about Jesus’ patience with the Apostles, who never seem to understand what He’s talking about until He explains it in almost childish terms.
Does anyone have any other ideas what this passage may contain?
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