THE GOSPEL
John 11:1-45They said to him, “Sir, come and see.” And Jesus wept.
And
Jesus
wept.
He
cried,
“Lazarus,
come out of there!”
Lazarus did.
Death, now where
is your sting?
Christ,
weep
with us,
and for us,
trapped
in burial cloths,
with our hands tied,
while we are homeless,
trafficked at borders,
seized.
His passion
says,
“Untie them.
Let them go free.”
THE FIRST READING
Ezekiel 37:12-14
I will put my spirit in you that you may live. I have promised, and I will do it, says the Lord.
O Christ,
open up our graves.
Breathe Spirit into our dry bones.
You promised that
we would come to
life in you.
THE SECOND READING
Romans 8:8-11You are in the spirit, if only the Spirit of God dwells in you.
Spirit of God,
what would we have been without you?
Days without sunlight,
kites with no
wind.
Shine on our flesh and breathe in our souls.
Be the beginning and ending
of all that we are
and do.
Humbly we ask
that you
give your life
to our weary, mortal
selves.
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