As we enter this blessed Holy Week, let us reflect on the gift of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, for in them, we see a clear demonstration of how Jesus loves and cares for his friends. He does not leave us alone in our grief but bears it with us, shedding tears like ours. Likewise, he does not abandon us to death. Enduring death himself, he overcomes and transforms it, thus granting us the gift of eternal life through his sacrifice.