Personal prayer cycle · Day 18 of 31 · John 11:17–44
Read John 11:17–44 in your Bible, then take a moment to reflect.
At Lazarus’s tomb, Jesus does not treat sorrow as a failure of faith. He enters the grief of those he loves. Christian hope makes room for tears. We can accompany someone in loss without trying to explain away their pain or hurry their mourning.
Bring it to prayer
Who needs my presence more than my explanation?
One act of faith
Offer to listen to someone who is grieving.
Original meditation by Life of the Saints. This is part of a repeating personal-prayer cycle, not an assignment of the Mass Gospel.