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Young man, I tell you, get up!

Luke 7:14

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Young man, arise

At the gate of Nain, Jesus met a funeral procession. The dead man was the only son of a widow. Without a husband and without a son, in those days she had no protection left.

Luke writes that Jesus had compassion on her and said to her: weep not. He touched the bier and the bearers stood still. Nobody had asked him anything. He saw her grief and stepped in.

Question for today

Whose grief do I see, without them asking me?

Prayer

Lord Jesus, you saw the widow before she saw you. See the people I love in their grief too, and step in. Amen.

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