Monday July 29, 2024

John 11:19-27

If you had been here, my brother would not have died,

Martha was clearly upset. She and her sister had sent word to Jesus that his best friend was dying. Jesus however did not rush back to go save Lazarus. No he delayed and things got worse for Lazarus. By the time Jesus gets to this village the smell of death has settled in.

If you had been around…? Death scares people, it scares us because we are going into the unknown or we think it as the end. What if we reimagined it as the moment of embrace, the moment of being in Gods loving presence fully. Most of you know how fascinated I am with near death experiences. For years I have watched the documentary “To heaven and back” by Anderson Cooper. I never get tired of the story of Dr Mary and her revelation. Basically none of us dies until our mission here on earth is complete.

If you had been here my brother would not have died.. Oh Martha if you only knew what death is.

I know death hurts, I know it’s scary and I hope we don’t meet for a while but I am reminded today there is more to it than what the church told me.

Love you

Fr Chibundi