The Resurrection of Lazarus
Lazarus Saturday is celebrated as one of the two feast days between the Fast of Lent and the Fast of Holy Week by the Orthodox Church. We often miss the importance of the chronological place of the miracle of Lazarus' raising. Jesus asks the most important question of His ministry when He arrives at Bethany and is greeted by the distraught sisters. "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?" In performing this miracle just before the events of Holy Week and His final arrest and crucifixion Jesus provided a theological context for all that would occur. It was rather like a movie trailer, says Luci Shaw. It was a preview of what would transpire because of what would transpire in the days to come. It was a promise to all of us that the dark days were the preface to resurrection and life forever!
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