More significantly, Jesus’ response to the death of his beloved friend, Lazarus, validates the expression of grief. As a compassionate High Priest (Hebrews 4:15), He not only understood the profound heartache of Mary and Martha, but also the over-arching sting of death (John 11:35). The paramount difference between the grief of a believer and unbeliever is hope—one has it and the other doesn’t. “Between believers, that loss is temporary;
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