PrayerBits for Sunday

PrayerBits

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Sunday: Luke 7:11-17 A resuscitation by Jesus

Time to Reflect: The assumptions from that era was that a Rabbi's skill as a healer was tied to their spiritual purity. All the great Rabbis of Judaism did healing, some of the greater ones did some spectacular ones. It was not surprising that Jesus healed people, but in this case, healing a dead person, it was mind boggling. How can someone have that amount of spiritual purity?

Moving through the day: We view healing in an entirely different way than the people back then. But bringing back to life is still mind boggling. Pray to God that you accept and celebrate the exceptional nature of Jesus and not try to minimize or diminish.

Scripture:

Jesus Raises a Widow's Son

 11Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. 13When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, "Don't cry."

 14Then he went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. He said, "Young man, I say to you, get up!" 15The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

 16They were all filled with awe and praised God. "A great prophet has appeared among us," they said. "God has come to help his people." 17This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea[a] and the surrounding country.