Leading with a Limp: Loss and Grief with a Sovereign King

Life often brings us to our knees with unanswered prayers and divine silence that feels deafening. The story of Lazarus reveals that God's love and His delays can coexist, challenging our understanding of divine timing. When Jesus waited two days before responding to news of Lazarus' illness, He demonstrated that sometimes delays are not denials but preparations for something greater. Jesus wept at the tomb even knowing He would raise Lazarus, showing us that grief is valid and God enters into our pain with compassion. Death doesn't have the final word, and nothing can separate us from God's love, not even our darkest moments or deepest struggles.