LAZARUS’ SECOND FUNERAL
(overheard at a funeral)
“What
are you giggling about? He’s dead”
“Well,
sister, here we are again, ‘two-for-one’ deal?!
Martha, it broke my heart the first time; but, somehow it’s different
this time.”
“Yes,
Mary, my dear sister. At least we still
have each other. And we have lots of
friends. And they all loved our brother,
Lazarus! God rest his soul, again.”
“Oh, it’s
so much more than all that! They all saw
in our brother a marvelous hope, that this is not the end of the line, but just
a rest stop.”
“Mary,
Mary, you have mined the gold of the heart of this day! This hole is but a portal. Just like before, He will command, ‘Come
forth!’ but He will not restrict the command!
We will ALL come forth!”
“Martha,
Martha, maybe I will nickname you ‘Maranatha’!
That day will not come soon enough!”
“Mary,
If I go next, bury me in this tomb, also.
When Jesus call us out, I want to walk out with our dear brother,
Lazarus.”
“Deal! All three of us shall walk out holding hands with
our arms raised in victory and praise!”
“O.K.
friends, y’all can roll the stone back shut, for now…!”
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