Lent 5 John 11:1-45

On this 5th Sunday of Lent, the Gospel of John’s seven signs reveal who Jesus is, culminating in Lazarus’s raising. After debates about spiritual blindness, Jesus teaches as the Good Shepherd who lays down his life. He weeps with Mary and Martha, sensing his own death, then shows power over death itself. Lazarus is raised, not resurrected, and his life is forever changed. Encounters with death transform us too, reshaping priorities and leading us toward God’s new life.