The Gospel lesson comes from John 11. While we usually think of this chapter as being about the raising of Lazarus, I believe the heart of the chapter is about the exchange between Jesus and Martha. Just as earlier we have seen the exchanges between Jesus and Nicodemus, Jesus and the Samaritan Woman, and Jesus and the Man Born Blind, so here is the exchange between Jesus and Martha.
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