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hiii, this might be weird, but who is Lazarus? I'm not religious, so I've tried searching for who he is, but I can't seem to get a clear answer and was wondering if you could explain him?

ah yes, lazarus of bethany. a man i consider to be equal parts friend and foe.

lazarus lived in bethany with his two sisters, mary and martha. and when we meet him, he’s sick. so much so that his sisters send for jesus of nazareth saying, “lord, your dear friend is very sick.”

jesus of nazareth was in jerusalem when he received the message. and despite being only a few miles from bethany, and despite jesus loving martha and mary and lazarus, he waited. he didn’t go to them straight away. he waited. he waited until lazarus died and then said, “lazarus’ sickness will not end in death. no, it happened for the glory of god so that the son of god will receive glory from this.”

and when jesus finally made it to bethany he was told lazarus had already died. that he has already been in the grave for four days. and when martha, sister of lazarus got word that jesus was coming, she went to meet him. and mary, sister of lazarus did not. and when martha saw jesus she said to him, “lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.”

and jesus said to her, “your brother will rise again.”

but then mary arrived and she saw jesus and she fell at his feet and she said, “lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.” and she wept over her brother. because she loved him and he was gone. and jesus should have been there. because if jesus had been there, her brother would not have died.

and jesus saw her weeping. and he saw the other people wailing with her. because lazarus was deeply loved. and now he was gone. and they had sent for jesus. they had prayed for a miracle. and that miracle didn’t come until it was four days too late. and they didn’t know that jesus was going to bring lazarus back. they didn’t know that jesus had waited that long to teach a lesson. to prove a point. they just knew jesus was too late. and now they were forced to grieve.

and then a deep anger welled up in jesus. and he was deeply troubled. and jesus asks, “where have you put him?” and the people say, “lord, come and see.” and he does. and when he sees, jesus weeps. when he sees, we get the shortest verse in the bible. a mere two words to sum up an entire town’s grief. two words to convey the loss of a sibling. two words are offered for the preventable death of a loved man.

jesus is four days too late. and jesus?

jesus wept.

and the people who loved lazarus turned to him and said to jesus, “see how much he loved him!”

jesus loved lazarus. and then he let him die.

and some of the people said about jesus “this man healed a blind man. couldn’t he have kept lazarus from dying?”

and then jesus, who knew all along that he would revive lazarus. jesus, who let all those people mourn. jesus, who let those sisters lose their brother. jesus, who let them weep. jesus, who wept with them. that very same jesus said to those who loved lazarus, who mourned him, jesus of nazareth said to them, “didn’t i tell you that you would see god’s glory if you believe?”

and then the stone of lazarus’ tomb was rolled aside. and then jesus looked up to heaven and said, “father, thank you for hearing me. you always hear me, but i said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.” and then jesus shouted, “lazarus, come out!” and he did.

lazarus the dead man came out, his hands and feet and face wrapped still in burial cloth. and then jesus of nazareth told them, “unwrap him and let him go!”

and then lazarus of bethany became lazarus of the grave. lazarus of the grave that will never be left behind even though he has risen and relinquished. lazarus of the grave who did not make good his escape unscathed. lazarus of the grave who will now check each darkened doorway as death and his sting is keenly felt.

lazarus was a man. a man whose family loved him. a man whose sisters sent for a miracle. a man whose sisters mourned him in the four days it took for that miracle to show up. a man who was made an example for no reason other than being loved by jesus. a thing that we are all told to be. loved by our savior.

lazarus is a man who makes me wonder three things. firstly, if jesus had been there that my brother may not have died. secondly, if jesus of nazareth too weeps for me. and thirdly, if jesus loves us and we in turn love him too like the scriptures command, why does he use us in the lessons he teaches.

why must we be the men he makes believers of?

so lazarus was just a man whose crime was loving jesus. and martha was just a girl whose crime was loving her brother. and they both suffered a miracle because of it.

#cw religion #yeah it’s always time to religious trauma post on main #lazarus was just a man #lazarus was brother #and my brother was a man #and i am a sister #and i too loved jesus as martha and mary did #so why did he get to come back when my brother did not?#i also tend to think of lazarus as dean winchester before i think of him as lazarus from the bible lmao #hence the title of my book being ‘lazarus rises (amongst other things)’#bc of hit cw show supernatural #and the bible too ig #but mainly supernatural

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bawdiestrhymester · 12 days

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Happy 5th Anniversary to Ghosts!

What a joy we were blessed with when we were given Ghosts. Thank you to all involved from Series 1 all the way through to the end! You’ve left a legacy.

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half-an-hour-hence · 4 months

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The ghosts in a sentence:

Captain: pathetic wet cat tries and fails miserably to suppress homosexual thoughts

Mary: woman who has done no wrong ever falls victim to misogyny

Robin: silly caveman becomes the resident therapist while simultaneously having ungodly levels of unresolved trauma

Thomas: failed poet is a bit of a loser and falls hopelessly in love with and obsesses over every woman he sets eyes on

Fanny: stuck up middle aged woman actually has twenty two AO3 tabs open on her phone and is a mathematical genius

Kitty: tragic little ray of sunshine who will adopt you as her best friend without your permission and will insist that you are bonded forever

Julian: yet another conservative struggles with the concept of guilt and takes ages to admit responsibility for the consequences of his actions

Humphrey: local loner forced to marry badass Frenchwoman and spends eternity wondering if swords were a good choice of furnishing

Pat: adorable little guy who’s wife cheated on him because he is autistic

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of-mice-and-idiots · 2 months

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the bats being asked how they would feel if they became their moms:

Bruce: sobbing

Dick: I'd be okay with that, she was truly a great mom... before she and my father were tragically murdered....

Tim: yea, I think I'm good. I loved her and all but I'd prefer not

Duke: maybe, you know, before she was jokerized and trying to kill me

Steph: fuck no

Damian: ....

Cass, after being reminded that her mother exists, silently stands and leaves to go and fight Lady Shiva again

Jason: look me in the eyes and ask that question again

#batman #tim drake #stephanie brown #jason todd #dick grayson #cassandra cain #damian wayne #duke thomas #bruce wayne #martha wayne #mary grayson #janet drake #elaine thomas #crystal brown #talia al ghul #lady shiva #sheila haywood #catherine todd

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iced-flower-pot · 3 months

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Ghosts BBC / 04.04 - Gone Gone

Clearly i'm doing ok :'')

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adhdthomasthorne · 1 year

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HORRIBLE HISTORIES (2009-2014) | Series 2, Episode 8

#horrible histories #mat baynton #mathew baynton #martha howe douglas #lawry lewin #tvedit #tvgifs #tvshowgifs #tvshowedit #horriblehistoriesedit #six idiots #mari's stuff #ides of march #the ides of march #mark antony #marcus antonius #history #happy stabby day everyone

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playa-pariah · 6 months

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MARY! Ghosts WIP pt 2

#illustration #bbc ghosts #bbc ghosts fanart #mary bbc ghosts #six idiots #mathew baynton #jim howick #simon farnaby #ben willbond #laurence rickard #martha howe douglas #lolly adefope #horrible histories

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quietparanoiac · 2 years

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Ghosts (BBC), 4x02 | 4x04

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pxme-granate · 2 months

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#nevermoor #id in alt #morrigan crow #hawthorne swift #jupiter north #mrs murgatroyd #maris murgatroyd #archan tate #cat swift #miss cheery #marina cheery #anah kahlo #martha #posting a bunch of clean mogtober sketches n a doodle page because i’m sick n have nothing better to do??#help #i started at the bottom on the sick and i feel you can slowly see the advil start to kick in lol #sorry moggers #miss murgatroyd is saying something like ‘i know we teachers have been failing you but i’m proud of you’ or something #she’s my fav teacher #i liked her right from the start and the best part is i was RIGHT #the arch one was SUPPOSED to be nevermorian shop…but i couldn’t bear to draw him stealing stuff so he’s just kinda there #i want to draw him more #people on pinterest think i replaced him with a girl oc lol. i’m gonna keep drawing him till my design sticks >:)#‘mogran’ is my favorite quote. enough said 👀#okay sorry for the ramble lol

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backlogbooks · 2 years

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aldjaldjakd okay i’m a little skeptical of the murderbot diaries but this is a killer opening

#pun intended i’m not above it #the murderbot diaries #all systems red #martha wells #mary emma's posts #murderbot liveblog #in case ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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bawdiestrhymester · 4 months

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Farewell, Captain James.

You will forever be in our hearts.

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kitmarlowe · 2 years

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#bbc ghosts #martha howe douglas #gif #bbc ghosts spoilers #aw she was so excited to tell mary her favourite show was on

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baynton · 1 year

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BBC Ghosts | 1x06 Getting Out

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mylifeingotham · 25 days

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Introducing Members of the Wayne Family Part 1

Disclaimer: All of this doesn’t happen in the same universe.

This is Patrick Wayne, he is the father of Thomas Wayne and grandfather of Bruce Wayne.

This is Agatha Wayne, she is the daughter of Patrick Wayne, the sister of Thomas Wayne and the aunt of Bruce Wayne.

This is Patricia Wayne, she is also the daughter of Patrick Wayne, the sister of Thomas Wayne and aunt of Bruce Wayne. (I’m pretty sure she only exists in Pennyworth).

This is Thomas Wayne, he is the father of Bruce Wayne, husband of Martha Wayne and grandfather of Damian Wayne. (He is also Batman in the flashpoint universe).

This is Martha Wayne (Kane), she is the mother of Bruce Wayne, wife of Thomas Wayne and grandmother of Damian Wayne. (She is also the Joker in the flashpoint universe).

This is Samantha Wayne, she is the sister of Bruce Wayne, daughter of Thomas and Martha Wayne and aunt of Damian Wayne. (I don’t know if she exists outside of Pennyworth).

This is Thomas Wayne Jr. he is the brother of Bruce Wayne, son of Thomas and Martha Wayne and uncle of Damian Wayne. (He is Owlman).

This is Bruce Wayne, he is the son of Thomas and Martha Wayne, grandson of Patrick Wayne and father of Damian Wayne. (He is Batman).

This is Alfred Pennyworth, he is the adoptive father of Bruce Wayne, Thomas and Martha Wayne’s best friend and biological father of Julia Pennyworth.

This is Dick Grayson, he is the adoptive son of Bruce Wayne, biological son of John and Mary Grayson and father of Mar’i Grayson. (He is Robin I, Nightwing and Batman).

Correct me if any information is wrong <3

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isombaird · 9 months

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old people's bios on facebook but it's the ghosts

(some are more about the vibe than the actual words. robin does not, in fact, love god, his president or his country but he does love his family and has high blood pressure probably idk. also the intensity is just right)

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doomsdayoption · 1 year

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I swear every day I am closer to getting a shirt with "written by BEN WILLBOND" on it because I, too, am queer, depressed, and funny.

#ghosts bbc #bbc ghosts #bbc ghosts pat #bbc ghosts alison #bbc ghosts kitty #bbc ghosts captain #bbc ghosts julian #bbc ghosts robin #bbc ghosts fanny #bbc ghosts mike #bbc ghosts mary #bbc ghosts humphrey #six idiots #ben willbond #mat baynton #jim howick #laurence rickard #simon farnaby #martha howe douglas

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