Greeting
Leader: Jesus said to Martha, "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"
Congregation: Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.
Leader: Jesus also said to Martha that if she believed she would see the glory of God.
Congregation: Lord, we believe. Let God's glory be seen here today.

Prayer
God who creates, nurtures and resurrects, in the midst of life, we have been sealed in death. When Martha and Mary called Jesus to save Lazarus, they did not know that Jesus would have to take Lazarus' place. When they chided Jesus' tardiness, they did not understand the timing necessary to save us all. When Jesus join…