Martha is one of my favorite women in the Bible, and it’s not because of the story she is often remembered for. Martha found herself distracted by all that needed done instead of focusing on the One she was doing them for, and I can understand how she felt. But the story that always makes me stop and catch my breath is when she is talking to Jesus after the death of her brother. Jesus says to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

His question is phrased so simply, but it couldn’t be more full of meaning. That one question is the key to life and to death. Does she believe? Do I believe? Do each of us believe?

Martha answered, ““Yes, Lord . . . I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”

May God give each of us the faith and courage to respond the same way when we face the same question.

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Scripture is taken from John 11:25-27 NIV