Jesus's Most Compelling Miracle? - Rev Bryan Dench
from Saint Paul’s Sermons Hosted by Dcn Bryan Dench
In Luke 7, we have the story of Jesus's dramatically intervening in the tragic grief of a widow whose only son has died. Paralleling in a way the healing of the widow of Zarephath's son by the prophet Elijah, this miracle of restoring the dead to life alleviates suffering and tragedy. The Gospels record another two such miracles by Jesus, raising Jairus's daughter and restoring Lazarus to life, and as Saint Augustine once preached we can confidently expect these were not the only miracles of raising from the dead. But this one is especially compelling because of Jesus's spontaneous, deep compassion for the widow and his intervention even without a request. We learn much about Our Lord from this account!
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