A Moment to Pause - Sunday 22nd March, 5th Sunday of Lent #lazarus #faith

A Moment to Pause - a short daily audio reflection rooted in Sacred Scripture · Mar 22, 2026 · 2m

Welcome to A Moment to Pause.

I'm Pauline Thomas, and I'll be with you through this coming week.

Today's gospel

for this, the fifth Sunday of Lent,

is from John, chapter

11:1 to 45.

In this gospel passage,

we hear of the raising of Lazarus.

We see the grief of Martha

and Mary when they say to Jesus,

if you had been here,

our brother would not have died.

Jesus feels their grief with them.

He wept with them,

but calls them to believe in his words.

“I am the resurrection and the life.”

Have faith.

Jesus stood at the entrance

to the tomb of Lazarus

and told those gathered

to take away the stone…