The setting of "some of them" is at the tomb of Lazarus. He has died and while Jesus is there outside his tomb "some of them" ask the above question, and their question raises the following question for me: 'Can impossible possibilities really be possible in Jesus?' And the answer is, "Yes!"
On a personal level that is especially good for me to hear right now as I watch a family member go through the aging process. Curiously, while watching over my family member until late hours last night I was reading parts of Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church by N. T. Wright. He speaks of how the resurrection can be experienced today in this life.
And in light of last night's experience and today's devotional reading from John 9-11 that ends with Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, I wrote and prayed this prayer. May it ring true for you as well.
Lord God, for the daily experience of the resurrection in this life I give You thanks.
For me, such an experience gives life meaning, value, purpose, insight, hope, and empowerment to resist evil and do good through love.
Your gift of experiencing your Son's resurrection in my daily life helps me to walk through experiences like sorrow, remorse, guilt, despair and depression.
All of such is being risen from life as it is to life as it not only will be but can be here and now by just holding on to hope in you.
Again, praise be to you.
Amen.
For me, such an experience gives life meaning, value, purpose, insight, hope, and empowerment to resist evil and do good through love.
Your gift of experiencing your Son's resurrection in my daily life helps me to walk through experiences like sorrow, remorse, guilt, despair and depression.
All of such is being risen from life as it is to life as it not only will be but can be here and now by just holding on to hope in you.
Again, praise be to you.
Amen.
