Sang wala madugay nagkadto si Jesus sa banwa sang Nain. Nag-upod sa iya ang iya mga sumulunod kag ang madamo nga mga tawo.
Sang nagahinampot na sila sa banwa sang Nain, nasugata nila ang madamo nga mga tawo nga nagakumpanyar. Ang napatay bugtong nga anak sang balo nga babayi.
Pagkakita ni Jesus sa iloy sang napatay, naluoy gid siya. Siling niya, "Indi ka maghibi."
Dayon nagpalapit si Jesus sa lungon kag gintandog niya agod magpundo ang mga nagadala. Nagsiling si Jesus sa patay, "Noy, magbangon ka!"
Nagbangon ang patay, nagpungko kag naghambal. Dayon ginhatag siya ni Jesus sa iya iloy.
Sang makita yadto sang mga tawo ginkulbaan sila, kag gindayaw nila ang Dios. Nagsiling sila, "Gindumdom sang Dios ang iya mga tawo. Ginhatagan niya kita sang gamhanan nga propeta."
Ang balita parte sa ginhimo ni Jesus naglapnag sa bug-os nga Judea kag sa tanan nga mga lugar sa palibot.
Prayers:
"Lord Jesus, your presence brings life and restores us to wholeness of mind, body, and spirit. Speak your word to me and give me renewed hope, strength and courage to follow you in all things and to eagerly serve others with a glad and generous heart."
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Reflection of the Daily Gospel:
How do you respond to the misfortunes of others? In a number of places the gospel records that Jesus was "moved to the depths of his heart" when he met with individuals and with groups of people. The English word "compassion" doesn't fully convey the deeper meaning of the original Hebrew word which expresses heart-felt "sympathy" and personal identification with the suffering person's grief and physical condition. Why was Jesus so moved on this occasion when he met a widow and a crowded funeral procession on their way to the cemetery? Jesus not only grieved the untimely death of a young man, but he showed the depth of his concern for the woman who lost not only her husband, but here only child as well.
The scriptures make clear that God takes no pleasure in the death of anyone (see Ezekiel 33:11); he desires life, not death. Jesus not only had heart-felt compassion for the widow who lost her only son, he also had extraordinary supernatural power – the ability to restore life and to make whole again. Jesus, however, as an observant Jew incurred grave risk by approaching the bier, since the Jews understood that contact with a dead body made oneself ritually impure. His physical touch, however, not only restored life but brought freedom and wholeness to soul as well as body. This miracle took place near the spot where the prophet Elisha raised another mother's son back to life again (see 2 Kings 4:18-37). Jesus claimed as his own one whom death had seized as its prey. By his word of power he restored life for a lad marked for death. Jesus is Lord not only of the living but of the dead as well. Jesus triumphed over the grave and he promises that because he lives (and will never die again), we also shall have abundant life with and in him both now and forever (John 14:19). Do you trust in the Lord Jesus to give you abundant life and everlasting hope in the face of life's trials, misfortunes, and moments of despair?
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