My buddy, Lazarus

John 11: 34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. 35 Jesus wept. 36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! 37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone.

Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. 40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid.

And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. 42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

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Laughing out loud with God this morning! What was the original question?!?!

Who rolled away the stone?!?!

I have always loved the Lazarus story. Remember it's the one where Jesus hung out....miles and miles away....ON PURPOSE.....until Lazarus was good and dead......indisputablely dead. Heck, even Martha said....he's so far gone....he stinks! There's no hope here for.......resurrection!

When things are the darkest, I always remember that Jesus waited three days to even begin the journey back to heal Lazarus....

Funny though....until this popped up on my Facebook wall this morning....I had not noticed the reference to removing the stone......

I am taking down the walls......the sun is shining.....it's a glorious new day.....I am ALIVE....I am ALIVE....my heart is open.....waiting.....anticipating.....

...thought I would tell you....just in case you wanted to know...

anything's possible!

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