Meeting Grief: How Jesus Responds to Martha and Mary

Jesus demonstrates how he meets different personalities in their grief as we continue our study of John 11, showing how he responds to Martha with theological truth while meeting Mary in emotional comfort. • Jesus deliberately arrives four days after Lazarus's death, when Jewish tradition considered someone "dead dead" • Martha (the Type A personality) approaches Jesus with questions and bold statements about what could have happened • Jesus meets Martha with theological teaching, declaring ...