In this meditation of our Lenten series, I AM: A Lenten Journey with Jesus, we reflect on one of Jesus’s most powerful declarations in John 11:21–27:

“I am the resurrection and the life.”

Jesus speaks these words to Martha in the middle of grief. Her brother Lazarus has died. The loss is real. The disappointment is honest. She tells Jesus what many of us have felt:

“Lord, if only you had been here…”

Into that place of sorrow and confusion, Jesus does not offer an explanation. He offers Himself.

He does not merely promise resurrection someday.
He declares that He is resurrection.
He is life.

This is the heart of the gospel. Death does not have the final word. Sin does not have the final word. Despair does not have the final word.

In this guided Scripture meditation, you are invited to identify where you need Jesus to be resurrection and life in your own story. Through slow readings of John 11:21–27, you’ll be guided to reflect, respond honestly, and renew your hope in His promise.

The story of Lazarus ultimately ends with life walking out of the tomb. But even before the miracle, Jesus gives Martha something just as powerful: a question.

“Do you believe this?”

Resurrection hope begins with trust.

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Today’s Scripture

John 11:21-27 NLT

21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.

22 But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask.”

23 Jesus told her, “Your brother will rise again.”

24 “Yes,” Martha said, “he will rise when everyone else rises, at the last day.”

25 Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life.[a] Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.

26 Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?”

27 “Yes, Lord,” she told him. “I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God.”

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In this Easter Sunday meditation of our Lenten series, I AM: A Lenten Journey with Jesus, we slow down with John 20:11–18 and the first resurrection encounter:

“I have seen the Lord.”

Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ—the day death was defeated and hope was restored.

John’s Gospel brings us into a tender and personal moment. Mary Magdalene stands outside the empty tomb weeping. The stone has been rolled away. The body is gone. The disciples have already left, confused and uncertain.

Mary stays.

She sees angels. She sees Jesus. But at first, she does not recognize Him.

Then He speaks her name:

“Mary.”

And everything changes.

In that single word, grief turns to recognition. Despair gives way to joy. The impossible becomes reality.

In this guided Scripture meditation, you are invited to step into the garden with Mary. Through slow readings of John 20:11–18, you will be guided to reflect on the meaning of the resurrection, celebrate the hope we have in Christ, and consider how this life-changing truth invites you to move forward.

The resurrection is not only an event to remember. It is a reality to live in.

Because Jesus is risen:
We are restored.
We are made new.
We are invited into abundant life.

He is risen—and that changes everything.

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Today’s Scripture

John 20:11-18 NLT

11 Mary was standing outside the tomb crying, and as she wept, she stooped and looked in.

12 She saw two white-robed angels, one sitting at the head and the other at the foot of the place where the body of Jesus had been lying.

13 “Dear woman, why are you crying?” the angels asked her.

“Because they have taken away my Lord,” she replied, “and I don’t know where they have put him.”

14 She turned to leave and saw someone standing there. It was Jesus, but she didn’t recognize him.

15 “Dear woman, why are you crying?” Jesus asked her. “Who are you looking for?”

She thought he was the gardener. “Sir,” she said, “if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and get him.”

16 “Mary!” Jesus said.

She turned to him and cried out, “Rabboni!” (which is Hebrew for “Teacher”).

17 “Don’t cling to me,” Jesus said, “for I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

18 Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, “I have seen the Lord!” Then she gave them his message.

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In this Holy Saturday meditation of our Lenten series, I AM: A Lenten Journey with Jesus, we slow down with Psalm 130:

“I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
and in His word I put my hope.”

Holy Saturday—sometimes called Silent Saturday—is the day between the crucifixion and the resurrection. Scripture tells us very little about this day. Jesus’s body lay in the tomb. The disciples were scattered. Grief, confusion, and doubt must have filled the air.

It must have felt like hope had been buried.

And yet… God was still at work.

Holy Saturday reminds us that there are moments in our own lives that feel unfinished. Prayers unanswered. Healing delayed. Restoration not yet visible. We find ourselves in the in-between space—waiting.

Psalm 130 gives language to that waiting. It begins with a cry from the depths. It acknowledges our need for mercy and forgiveness. And it ends with a declaration of hope:

“I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning.”

In this guided Scripture meditation, you are invited to bring your own silent Saturday before God. Through slow readings of Psalm 130, you will be guided to cry out honestly, remember God’s forgiveness, and renew your hope as you wait.

Holy Saturday teaches us that silence does not mean absence. Waiting does not mean God is inactive.

Resurrection may not yet be visible—but it is coming.

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Today’s Scripture

Psalms 130:1-6

1 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;

2 Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to my cry for mercy.

3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?

4 But with you there is forgiveness,
so that we can, with reverence, serve you.

5 I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
and in his word I put my hope.

6 I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.

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