PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

Christ’s Tears and the Shaking of Love Before the Cost of Sin “Jesus wept.” — John 11:35 We stand today before the tomb of Lazarus, and the Gospel does not rush us past it. It makes us linger. It makes us look. It makes us listen to something we would rather avoid. Our Lord comes to the place where His friend lies dead. He knows what He is about to do. He knows He will call Lazarus forth. He knows death will not have the final word. And yet, He does not pass by the tomb untou