In today's Gospel we read the raising of Lazarus from the dead. I was struck by one line in particular, namely, Martha's protest to Jesus wanting to open the tomb. She said, "Lord, by now there will be a stench; he has been dead for 4 days." It makes me wonder when we going to learn this lesson. When Jesus is with us things are not as bad as they seem. He is the "ressurection and the life." If He is asking us to do something, it is not going to stink! ............................................................BY THE WAY...If you are viewing this on the Christ the Redeemer Website (ctrcc.org) I would like to draw your attention to the scrolling pictures across the top of your screen. Every few seconds you will see a different one go by. Each of these pictures is a link that if you click on it you can see that content. I recommend you test this because one of them is a link to Fr. Moretti's Homily for the 5th Sunday in Lent. I highly recommend reading his take on today's readings!