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Point 2 — When God Shows Up Late (v. 17–37)
Jesus arrives four days after Lazarus has been buried. Martha meets Him with faith: "I believe you are the Christ, the Son of God." Mary stays closer to the grave, weeping. Jesus sees their grief and is "deeply moved." He weeps — not because He didn't know, but because He entered fully into their pain. God's presence in suffering does not exempt Him from it.

The grandfather and the letter: A grandfather wrote his granddaughter a letter every week without fail. But one week, no letter came. She was heartbroken — checked the mailbox every day. Three weeks later, a thick envelope arrived — he'd been writing a longer letter that took time. Sometimes God's silence is not absence. It's a longer letter you're not finished reading yet.

If you're in a waiting room today — waiting for a diagnosis, a relationship to mend, a prodigal to come home, a job to open up — hear this: Jesus is not indifferent to your tears. He wept at Lazarus's tomb, and He sees yours. He may not move the stone when you want Him to. But He is never late.