June 9, 2013 - Second Sunday after the Feast of the Holy Trinity
The Holy Gospel from Luke 7: 11-17
Jesus journeyed to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd accompanied him. As he drew near to the gate of the city, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the city was with her. When the Lord saw her, he was moved with pity for her and said to her, “Do not weep.” He stepped forward and touched the coffin; at this the bearers halted, and he said, “Young man, I tell you, arise!” The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, exclaiming, “A great prophet has arisen in our midst, ” and “God has visited his people.” This report about him spread through the whole of Judea and in all the surrounding region.
Reflection:
The Gospel (Luke 7:11-17) tells of Jesus' miracle when he raised a child to life. Here we see Jesus, as a compassionate God who sees the grief of a mother for the death of an only child.
On the other hand, people reacted and said,“God has visited his people.” Human as we are, we often do not to feel God's presence in our lives unless we see that we can call a miracle.
We define miracles as unusual things that happen which are far beyond our human understanding. But we should also realize that everything that we have, the air we breath, the water we drink, the food we eat and the family we share our lives with, are miracles that we often neglect.
Sometimes when God visits us, His people, we tend to ignore His presence.
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