Tuesday: The Scent of Resurrection

John 11:43–45 – “Lazarus, come out!”

Sacred Invitation

What has already come back to life in you?
What has been unbound, released, made whole?

Resurrection doesn’t always come with applause.
Sometimes it arrives with trembling hands,
with grief still drying on the face of those who stayed too long at the grave.

Lazarus walks again.
But the room still smells like burial.
And the ones who saw it now whisper,
now wonder,
now decide what to do with this impossible grace.

Let yourself breathe in what still lingers.
Not every miracle feels safe.
Not every return is welcomed.

Daily Reflection

The raising of Lazarus wasn’t just a gift—it was a reckoning.

It stirred belief, yes. But it also stirred fear.
It threatened systems. It exposed the limits of power.
It made it clear:
this man, Jesus, could not be ignored.

Today, we sit in the echo of resurrection—
not the celebratory kind, but the costly kind.
The kind that cannot be explained away.
The kind that changes everything.

What in your life has been brought back to life—
and how has it changed what now must be surrendered?

Somatic Practice

Find a quiet space.
Close your eyes and imagine something in you that has been resurrected—
a relationship, a part of your voice, a long-silenced truth.

Place your hand gently on your chest.
Breathe in and silently say:
“This came back to life.”
Breathe out:
“And I will honor what it changed.”

Let your body feel the weight of what was restored—
and the responsibility of carrying it forward.

Evening Prayer

God of resurrection that unsettles,
help me carry what has been returned to me.
Help me honor what I once buried.
Help me live in the truth that nothing comes back unchanged.

Amen.