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“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?”
— John 11:25-26 (KJV)
Reflection
Verse of the Day – John 11:25-26: Hope Stronger Than Death
Jesus speaks these words to Martha while her grief is still raw. Her brother has died, and she has every reason to feel that God came too late. Yet Jesus does not offer her a theory about death. He offers himself: I am the resurrection, and the life. Then he asks a question that reaches across the centuries to you this morning: Believest thou this?
November is the month when the Church remembers the faithful departed. Perhaps you have a name on your heart today, a parent, a friend, a child, someone whose chair is still empty. You may light a candle, visit a grave, or simply say their name in prayer. None of this denies the sorrow. It places the sorrow in the hands of the One who has already walked through death and come out the other side.
Saturdays are traditionally given to Mary, and on this first Saturday of the month we can learn from her. She stood at the foot of the cross and still believed. Ask her to help you answer Jesus with a quiet, honest yes: I believe, Lord; help what is still unsure in me. Let that yes carry you gently through today.
A short prayer with this verse
Lord Jesus, you are the resurrection and the life. Today I bring you those I love who have died; hold them in your mercy and bring them into the light of your face. Where my heart is heavy, give me a hope that does not deny grief but rests in you. Holy Mary, Mother of God, you believed when all seemed lost; pray for me, that I may answer your Son with a faithful yes, today and at the hour of my death. Amen.
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