Where Was God in Room 23?

Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. — John 11:21

He looked at me.

He looked right at me.

His eyes, bulging out of his gaunt face, stared into mine… pleading.

Or maybe I was the one staring.

Maybe I was the one pleading.

The medical team surrounded this little life. They worked in remarkable harmony despite the de…