To return to the image of Lazarus, you feel the call to come out of the tomb, to live in a new way, whether it’s letting go of a particular habit, like being mean, or moving into a whole new way ...

"To the total shock of everyone, the dead man was resuscitated and walked out of the tomb ... bringing Lazarus back from the dead "is a Lenten sign to all believers of what is to come after ...

Remember the sad moment of your agony and the infinite joy you experienced when Jesus, with those sweet words, commanded you to come out of the tomb, "Lazarus, rise and walk," intercede for me ...

Absolutely! In fact, the actual words that Jesus uses at Lazarus' tomb in Bethany, translated in the simplest way from the Greek, are "Come out!" (I told my publisher that if that was the title ...