'Take away the stone,' he said. But, Lord,' said Martha, the sister of the dead man, 'by this time there is a bad smell, for he has been dead for four days.' Lazarus has been dead long enough that decay is evident. Martha's practical objection: this is going to be awful.
Jesus doesn't answer her objection. He just invites her to have faith anyway. Sometimes faith means proceeding despite sensory evidence that says: this is too far gone. The smell is too strong. It's been too long. But Jesus asks her to trust past that.
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