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the world back around A sermon on the raising of Lazarus : Amanda got me this great watch for Mardi Gras. But you have to wind it. For now , though, it’s still novel . It’s not too bothersome. Plus, it gives me something to do. But it’s also made time a little less abstract . Every time I have to wind my watch, I’m reminded once again that time is finite . That it adds up. That it counts down . That it runs out .   And that is what happened to Martha, Mary, and their brother, Lazarus. Didn’t it? Time ran out . And the one they called on in those final desperate minutes proved to be no good at timing .   “Lord, if you had been here.” That’s the only thing Martha could bring herself to say when Jesus showed up to her brother’s burial four days too late . …I went to make my first visit delivery of ashes a little after 9 am this year. The woman I visited, Barb, is recovering from a broken ankle. And although she is making progress, it’s not going as fast as she’d lik...

i'm getting so old The Holy Gospel according to St. John the 11th chapter! Today, instead of some passage about Jesus in the wilderness for forty days, or some epistle calling us to endure , we have Jesus raising the dead.   It’s only the first week of Lent; Ash Wednesday was just four days ago; and Jesus is already up to Easter! Before I’ve had a chance to build the suspense, Jesus gives the punchline! Before you’ve had a chance to try and keep a lenten fast, Jesus brings the feast! In fact, if I’m right, Jesus is beating Walgreens to the punch! Even corporate America knows it’s too early to get into the Easter business!   And that’s the problem for us , isn’t it? Because for us, the old saying still holds true, “timing is everything.”   Our lives are lived racing against the clock. Or, waiting on it. * In fact, I know for a lot of us, spring can’t come soon enough. This winter has been rough, and we’re ready for it to be over. B...