Fifth Sunday in Lent | March 22

We approach the days of the passion of our Lord. In the gospel story for the fifth Sunday in Lent, Jesus reveals his power over death by raising Lazarus from the dead. The Hebrew prophet Ezekiel prophesies God breathing new life into dry bones. To those in exile or living in the shadows of war, violence, and death, these stories proclaim God’s promise of resurrection. God is very near, and as near as our breath – and even beyond our breathing. We are never alone.