Jesus Raises The Widow's Son ( Miracles 1/3 )
One day, us the disciples and Jesus went to a town called Nain and a huge crowd were following us. A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was weeping with her. When the Lord saw the woman, I saw compassion in his eyes. He then told the woman “Don’t cry! He walked over to the coffin and touched it with his hands. The bearers stopped crying when he did. “Young man,” he said, “I tell you, get up.” Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother. Great fear swept the crowd, and they praised God, saying, “A mighty prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited his people today.” And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding countryside like wildfire. The other disciples and I just felt grateful that Jesus is such a merciful teacher and we enjoyed being with him. I wonder what his goal was when he came down to the world, was it to save the Jews? Save the dead? Healing the sick? No, he has already done that, and so did we, the disciples, have been doing as well so what is his true goal? I was curious but I dare not ask Jesus about it. I had complete faith in Him to what He plans to do later on. I am truly curious in what will happen, and I’m sure the other disciples are as well. Even the famous John the Baptist knows that Jesus is the Messiah and Savior of the world. He probably knows this because heard from his disciples, since they tell him everything that happens after all. I feel that Jesus actually has human feelings as well. The way he felt compassion for the woman is surprising for even us, the disciples. Him raising the dead is no shock for us since we know that he can perform such miraculous miracles with such ease.
Luke 7: 11-16
