:) Our passing is something we all have to deal with at one time. It is an important occurrence that makes everything in our lives, the past and the future, appear irrelevant but it also has a very powerful effect and causes a profound and progressive change in our character and outlook - that life happens -in the now- at the present moment where we can choose to be more appreciative, to give value to every facet of our lives and give time to look at the little things we never paid attention to before - where worries and anxieties are eliminated and unselfishness and kindness take over our self-centered and earthly-minded self. Lets pray for Gods guidance so we may have the strength and learn acceptance, learn and recognize death and its life changing effect without actually experiencing the course of dying, let go of our fears, doubts and despair, attachment to properties, status and prestige, be liberated and awakened, and encouraged to live a real and full life. :) Spirited Sunday with family :) CM #spirit #Lazarus #risingup #Godsguidance 04.06.14 Now a man was ill, Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume oil and dried his feet with her hair; it was her brother Lazarus who was ill. So the sisters sent word to Jesus saying, Master, the one you love is ill.” When Jesus heard this, he said, This illness does not end in death; but it is for God´s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he remained for two days in the place where he was. Then after this he said to his disciples, Let us go back to Judea.” The disciples said to him, Rabbi, the Jews were just trying to stone you, and you want to go back there?” Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If one walks during the day he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if one walks at night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” He said this, and then told them, Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him.” The disciples said to him, Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all saved.” Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he meant ordinary sleep. Then Jesus told them clearly, Lazarus has died. For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.” When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.” Jesus said to her, Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.” When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” And when she heard it, she got up quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. The Jews, who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, Where have you laid him? They said to him, Lord, come and see.” Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, See how he loved him! But some of them said, Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?” Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” Jesus said to her, Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, Untie him, and let him go.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Apr 2014 02:22:50 +0000
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