To the people present in Bethany it seemed like Jesus was four days late.  In fact, in the Middle-Eastern climate it really looked and smelled that way!  Lazarus had been in the tomb for four days and the process of decay was underway.  Nothing that I know of is quite as nasty a smell as decaying flesh.  So, when Jesus told the people to remove the stone, Martha was absolutely right when she said, "By now he stinketh."  As we will see (Lord willing) on Sunday, there is more to this story than meets the eye.  The brief history of Lazarus is a picture of the world and of much of what we see on a daily basis.  I see a lot that stinks.  Broken people, broken homes, broken lives, broken kids...sometimes it seems too late.  What are you smelling these days?  Do you think the initiative of Jesus can make a difference?