Blessed Martha! She had found the one thing needful!
So by and by they come to Bethany, and Jesus sent for Mary to come from the house of mourning to Him.
And Mary's first words were the same as Martha's, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother had not died."
Oh, the compassion of Jesus! He knew that soon their sorrow would be turned into joy, but when He saw them all weeping. He was very troubled, and wept too.
And so they come to the grave; and Jesus told them to take away the stone. The Martha reminded Him that Lazarus had been dead four days.
But Jesus answered her, "Did I not say to you, that, if you would believe, you should see the glory of God?"
And Jesus lifted up His eyes, and said, "Father, I thank Thee that Thou hast heard Me . . . that they may believe that Thou hast sent Me."
And then He called with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth!" And the dead man came forth, bound with graveclothes and Jesus said to them, "Loose him, and let him go."
Oh, how happy those sisters were! Did not Martha, indeed, see the glory of God, as Jesus had said?