Scripture: Soon afterward
he went to a city called Na'in, and his disciples and a great crowd went with
him. 12 As he drew near to the
gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only
son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large crowd from the city was
with her. 13 And when the Lord saw her,
he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep." 14 And he came and touched
the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, arise." 15 And the dead man sat up,
and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
Reflection: The pain is in
the air, it definitely invites a large crowd; for such is the power of sadness
to draw the human heart to identify and mourn with those who mourn. Here it
seeks to share the grief of the widowed woman. Perhaps, he died a pre-matured
sudden and unnatural death. Truly, when a man dies young there is great
mourning and sadness.
He had compassion
on the widowed mother’s only son. “Do not weep”, was the consoling words of the
master. Did they know that this widowed mothers son, Jesus, who raised to life
the son of a widowed mother of Nain would meet the same fate and in a much more
terrible and painful manner? Did they
know that he shall be raised on the third day and become the author of
universal consolation to all who firmly believe in his name and his power to
intervene in their lives so as to comfort and console them?
Prayer: Lord, I
bring before you all my hurts and pains and those of others in order that we
may find our consolation in you who has power even over the greatest pain known
to man; the pain of separation and loneliness.
DD = Dedicated Discipleship: Come grow in the Lord with us
No comments:
Post a Comment