Jesus’ humanity shines clearly in today’s Gospel. In the face of Lazarus’ death, Jesus is deeply moved by the grief around Him. The Gospel says He “became deeply distressed and troubled” and eventually “wept.”
Today, we are given the beautiful story of Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well. The story begins with Jesus resting by the well, for He was “tired from his journey.”
Jesus was crucified on a Friday. Therefore, from the start of Christianity, Fridays have always been set aside as a day to remember Christ’s suffering and death.
Imagine being blind throughout your life and then suddenly being healed. All of the sounds you had heard from childhood, all that you had touched, tasted, or smelled suddenly took on new form within