By Sophia Shine
In today’s gospel, we hear a story about Jesus arriving in Bethany to find that a man named Lazarus had been in his tomb for four days. The man in the tomb has two sisters, Martha and Mary, Mary stays at home, but Martha approaches Jesus upon his arrival, saying that he has the power to save her brother and to allow him to resurrect from the dead. She knows that whatever Jesus asks for, God will give to him. Jesus then replies saying that Martha’s brother will rise from his tomb, and she replies with faith in God saying that yes, she knows he will rise. Jesus then states that he is the resurrection and the life, and that whoever believes in him will live forever. He asks Martha if she believes this and she replies, “Yes, Lord.”
This story can be applicable to our lives in many ways. To start, when we are in hard times, we should act as Martha and approach and speak to God rather than acting as her sister Mary and staying home, or avoiding Christ. In addition to this, we should always talk to God with confidence and faith in him. When Martha says that she knows whatever Jesus asks of God will be given to him and that she knows her brother will rise if Jesus wants him to, this is a perfect example of having faith in God and trusting that he has a plan for us. When we are struggling we need to remember that God is there for us always, and he will save us. Finally, we need to know that if we believe in God we will be able to live with him eternally. As the gospel says, those who believe in Jesus will live and never die. For us this means that we need to surrender ourselves to Christ in order to live eternally with God, or reach our ultimate goal of being in heaven.
Overall, the gospel teaches us that we should always approach God rather than hiding from him, have faith in his plan, and believe in him so that we might have eternal life.
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