
John 11:19-27 “in a snailshell”
Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang
And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him; but Mary sat at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise.” Martha said to him, “I know he will rise, in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who is coming into the world.”
John 11:19-27
Jesus said to Martha, “Your brother will rise.
One who believes in me will live, even if he dies.”
Traditional Chinese Translation
《聖馬大、馬利亞和拉撒路》
耶穌對馬大說:"你兄弟必然復活。
信我的人,雖然死了,也必復活。”

When I sit in sacred space,
Lord, quiet my voice.
Like Mary I wish to be,
Choosing the better part,
Listening near your knee.
So much I want to tell you,
My heart is full of desire.
Keep my mind open, Lord,
With your words, light my fire.
Thank you for your prayer. Mary’s example is so needed in our noisy, restless world.
In my daily dying and rising,
Lively or dead,
God’s grace freely gives,
My daily bread.
Christ’s living bread daily feeds the dying
Immortal food that is divinizing.