"Get a life!" is the new catch phrase for the 90s. It is said that it replaces the slogan of the 80s, "Have a nice day." Now, they say, the smiley stuff no longer works in the present when times are harder and people have to knuckle down and get serious about doing what they have to do.

"Get a life" - where does one get life? Is it earned? Is it a gift? In today's miracle, raising Lazarus from death to life, Jesus gave him life. Can anyone give life other than Jesus?

Why did Jesus bring Lazarus back to life? Why didn't he let him stay dead? Since Jesus and Lazarus loved each other, we can assume the dead Lazarus was in paradise. Moreover, the resuscitated Lazarus had to die again. It was only a temporary extension of physical life. Raising Lazarus caused Jesus only trouble. It aroused th…