What a gift it is to examine the same story through the perspective of different authors!

Jesus does not do the easy thing of keeping Lazarus from dying. Instead, he does the hard work of bringing life from death.

Paul calls us to become more like Christ by dying to ourselves and rising in Christ.

This is a psalm of lament.

It may seem like we are in the valley of dried bones. We may wonder if these bones can live again.

After this man miraculously gained sight, it appears no one celebrated his healing.

When we open ourselves up to Jesus, we begin to realize we can no longer hide the parts of ourselves we would rather keep in the dark.

God looks at your heart rather than at what you present to the world.

We take comfort in knowing God is with us.

This story reminds us that Jesus goes out of his way to bring in those the community would push away.