The other day my 11-year old daughter asked me a profound question "Mom, why did Jesus cry when He knew that Lazarus will be raised back to life?

John 11
When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days. Bethany was only a few miles down t . . . . .

a·lone /əˈlōn/
having no one else present, on one's own

lone·ly /ˈlōnlÄ“/
without companions, isolated, forsaken, abandoned, rejected, unloved

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Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for His compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.

And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. -Luke 7:37-38

Boo . . . . .

"There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her." -Luke 10:42 

Martha was very good at what she was doing. She knew she wanted to serve. She cooked, she ministered, she accommodated the Teacher and the other guests. She moved diligently. Martha was concerned about all the import . . . . .