Jesus Wept

About this episode

Bishop Barron discusses the significance of the raising of Lazarus and its implications for understanding God's ways amid suffering.

Friends, this Lent, we’ve been journeying through some marvelous stories in John: the woman at the well two weeks ago, the man born blind last week, and now the climactic story of the raising of Lazarus. The great miracles of Jesus in John’s Gospel are referred to as “semeia” in Greek—“signs.” They’re indicators of God’s power and manner that teach us great truths about our spiritual lives. And the raising of Lazarus teaches us about the ways of God amid our suffering. Why do these things happen? Why doesn’t God act?

People in this episode

Host: Bishop Robert Barron

Topics covered

• Lent
• miracles of Jesus
• spiritual truths
• suffering
• Gospel of John

Keywords

• Lazarus
• miracles
• Gospel of John
• suffering
• spiritual life

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: John

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