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Nain District
| Name | THE WIDOW OF NAIN |
| Aliases | WHOSE ONLY SON WAS RAISED AT THE GATE |
| Status | LIVING / HER SON RESTORED TO HER |
| Birth | 1st Century AD | Marks & Identifiers | NONE RECORDED |
| Place of Birth | NAIN OF GALILEE | Hair | DARK |
| Tribe | OF ISRAEL | Eyes | DARK |
| Parentage | UNRECORDED | People | JEWISH |
| Occupation | WIDOW / MOTHER | Species | HUMAN |
| Affiliation | TOWN OF NAIN | Calling | A MOURNER MET BY COMPASSION |
| Primary Mission | BURY HER ONLY SON | Known Signs | THE FUNERAL AT THE GATE / THE DEAD MAN RAISED |
| Covenant Role | WITNESS TO THE LORD OF LIFE | Divine Access | THE LORD SAW HER AND HAD COMPASSION - LUKE 7:13 |
| Divine Encounter Level | MET BY THE LORD HIMSELF | Classification | WIDOW / MOTHER |
| Covenant Status | SHOWN GREAT MERCY | Known Miracles | HER SON RAISED FROM DEATH |
| Divine Commission | RECEIVED BACK HER ONLY SON | Threat Assessment | WIDOWHOOD AND THE LOSS OF HER ONLY CHILD |
| Mission Status | COMFORTED AND RESTORED | Archive Category | COMPASSION / RESURRECTION |
What the Lord said to her: DO NOT WEEP
What the crowd declared in fear: GOD HAS VISITED HIS PEOPLE!
Soon after healing the centurion's servant, Jesus went to a town called Nain, followed by His disciples and a great crowd. As He drew near the gate of the town, a funeral procession was coming out.
A man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. She had lost her husband, and now her only son, left with no one to provide for or protect her. A large crowd from the town was with her.
When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, Do not weep. Then He came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. He said, Young man, I say to you, arise.
The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother. It was an act of pure mercy, unasked, springing from His compassion for a grieving widow.
Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying that a great prophet had arisen among them and that God had visited His people. The report of it spread through the whole of Judea. The subject, who had asked nothing, received back her son and her hope from the Lord of life.
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- The Lord sees the grief of the sorrowing and is moved with compassion.
- Christ meets us in our loss before we even think to ask.
- He is the Lord of life, who turns mourning into wonder and praise.
