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24th Week, Ordinary Time : Tuesday, 17th September 2024

Daily Word Of God

Luke 7:11-17

Jesus went to a town called Nain, accompanied by his disciples and a great number of people. Now when he was near the gate of the town there was a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a considerable number of the townspeople was with her.

When the Lord saw her he felt sorry for her and said to her, ‘Don’t cry.’ Then he went up and touched the bier and the bearers stood still, and he said, ‘Young man, I tell you: get up.’ And the dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him to his mother.

Everyone was filled with awe and glorified God saying, ‘A great prophet has risen up among us; God has visited his people.’ And this view of him spread throughout Judaea and all over the countryside.

Today's Pointers on God's Word

As you read the passage what words, phases or meanings caught your attention?

  • Death and tragedies are all part of our human living; yet, it takes a toll on us when they linger on without any glimmer of hope; more so when they get more intense.

 

  • Jesus in today’s Gospel takes this reality of the human living to another level; He alleviates the pain through His Compassionate Love.

 

  • Likewise, our compassion should not be measured by our cautious and calculated service, but a selfless reaching out, in trust of God, as Jesus has shown us.