Jesus responds differently in so many situations. When Lazarus dies, Jesus rages and weeps at the reality of death. Here, when this girl has died, he tells them that she is merely asleep. Both cases look the same to me, but he speaks differently. It's so hard to make blanket rules out of the ways Jesus reacts -- all we can do is come, humbly, ready to receive, ready to be led. He has crafted a path forward for each of us, called us uniquely, and loves us dearly. May that be enough for us to look him in the eyes and believe when he tells us, in the darkest valleys with the deepest shadows of our lives, to not fear, only believe.
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