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Some of them were probably her friends, but when you experience this kind of grief, you always feel completely alone, even when surrounded by multitudes.Īnd although many of these people were her friends and neighbors, some of them were professional mourners. Oh sure, there is that huge crowd of people behind her. There is nobody for her to share her grief with. Yes, nobody was going to provide for her, but worse, she was now alone. Her immediate concern was that she had once again lost someone she loved dearly. But that was probably not her immediate concern. If their son died, they would be forced to beg. If their husband died, they depended on a son.
It says that that the crowd of mourners was following a dead man, the only son of his mother and she was a widow. Instead, this second group is following a dead man. They are not following a man who feeds them, gives them life, and provides great teachings. There is not an air of expectation about them. This second crowd, however, is not joyful and excited. They want to see what He will do next.Īs He and this expectant crowd of disciples enter Nain, they meet another large crowd coming out. They have seen Him perform an incredible healing. They have heard some amazing truths from Jesus. There is an air of excitement and expectation around this crowd. Instead, because of his miracles and teachings, many other disciples are following Him as well. He has more than just his twelve apostles. He goes there with a large crowd of his disciples. Tabor, close to another town called Shunem. The very next day, he and his disciples travel about 15 to 20 miles south to the city of Nain.
Previously, Jesus was in the town of Capernaum on the shore of the Sea of Galilee where he healed a centurion’s servant. And a large crowd from the city was with her. And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother and she was a widow. Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd. The account begins in Luke 7:11-12 with Jesus meeting a woman who has experienced a terrible tragedy. Most of us, however, need to know about it, because a tragedy is coming. Some of you, if you’ve already been through a terrible tragedy, know about this source of comfort. This passage hints at how you can be comforted when life’s tragedies hit. We are introduced to this source of comfort in Luke 7:11-17. If we do not make use of God’s source of comfort, these tragedies will be worse than they need to be. Even most Christians, whom this comfort is for, try to get through earthly tragedies and loss of loved ones without it. Most people who experience great loss in their life know nothing of this comfort.
They received a special source of comfort and strength known to only a few people in the world. But there was something else that helped even more. They were able to sympathize, cry, and pray with one another. One of the things that helped this man and his wife was talking with other parents who had experienced similar losses. I am certain that even today, almost ten years after that tragic event, he still feels the pain and sorrow of losing a child. There was nothing I could do, no words I could say to diminish his despair. One of the things I remember most is the father, sitting on his front steps, crying, sobbing, wailing, mourning the loss of his son. I once sat with a family who had lost their fourteen year old son in a hiking accident.
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