*Sacred Scripture* The Resurrection of Lazarus — Tissot
This artwork by James Tissot depicts Jesus entering the cave in which Lazarus is buried, calling the man from the dead. Martha and Mary, the sisters of Lazarus, sit in the tomb, staring with wide eyes at their brother emerging from the ground, still wrapped in his white burial cloths. Other Jews stare at the risen Lazarus from behind Christ. This miracle of Jesus is recounted in John 11:41-45.
The Resurrection of Lazarus-James Tissot
Following the death of his friend Lazarus, Jesus goes to Bethany to comfort Martha and Mary Magdalene for a loss that he also felt keenly. Both women lament that Jesus was absent when Lazarus took ill, knowing that he would have prevented the death with his healing powers. Affected by the loss, Jesus weeps.
Led to the darkened tomb of Lazarus, Jesus commands the removal of the stone covering the opening and, after a prayer to God, resurrects the dead man before witnesses who gasp in astonishment.
Jn 11:41-44
The Raising of Lazarus.*
41So they took away the stone. And Jesus raised his eyes and said, “Father,* I thank you for hearing me.
42I know that you always hear me; but because of the crowd here I have said this, that they may believe that you sent me.”n
43And when he had said this, he cried out in a loud voice,* “Lazarus, come out!”
44The dead man came out, tied hand and foot with burial bands, and his face was wrapped in a cloth. So Jesus said to them, “Untie him and let him go.”
Let those who fear the Lord say: “His love endures forever.” When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place. The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
Ps 118:4–6