Jesus Grieves with Us

Mar 22, 2026  •  The Rev. Dr. Sandi Kerner

The raising of Lazarus is the last of the seven signs in John's Gospel, each pointing beyond itself to Jesus. Martha meets him with frustration and Mary with tears, and Jesus, indignant at death itself, weeps with those who weep before calling Lazarus out and bidding others to unbind him. A stained-glass window in an Ohio parish, set where people came for healing prayer, shows that same invitation to be unbound.