She, Herself & God
The Miracle Given to the Widowed Mother of Nain
“When the Lord saw her, His heart overflowed with compassion. ‘Don’t cry!’ He said. Then He walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. ‘Young man,’ He said, ‘I tell you, get up.’ Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother.” (Luke 7: 13-15)
Back in senior high, there was a time that I felt alone and helpless; and so, I cried while riding a public jeepney. I remember I was going home from school at that time, and I could not believe that two of my closest friends had turned their backs on me due to some stupid fangirling reasons. In addition, I was not sure if I would be going to college because my father’s income was not enough to afford the four-year university education of his firstborn. Moreover, I was tasked to send my younger siblings to college someday. But how could I do it if I would not go to college myself? In other words, I badly needed a miracle; and so, I cried while riding a public jeepney.
But in my defense, I did it discreetly because I was looking outside the window of the moving jeepney while crying. Of course, I did not want to create a scene at that time because the last thing I wanted was attention. Unfortunately, a guy friend since childhood approached me at school the next morning, comforted me, and told me not to cry anymore. To my surprise (and embarrassment), he saw me cry while the jeepney I was riding passed by. However, I realized later on that it was the miracle I badly needed: to know that I was seen in my most vulnerable state, that my silent cries were heard, and that my pain was felt when I thought I was alone and helpless.
Back to the Bible, there was a time that a funeral procession was coming out of the village gate when Jesus went with His disciples to Nain. This event took place during the year of popularity of the ministering Christ, who then saw the widowed mother in her most vulnerable state, heard her silent cries and loud cries alike, and felt her pain when she thought she was alone and helpless. And because the heart of Jesus overflowed with compassion, He told the widow not to cry anymore, gave her the miracle she badly needed, and raised her only son from the dead.
As a woman of God, each of us has our own story of miracle just like the widow of Nain. We may have lost hope to cope, lost faith to fight, or lost a loved one to go on in life; but we knew that we had never, ever lost the Lord. We may have felt alone and helpless at some point in our lives but was later comforted and told “Don’t cry!” We may have experienced being seen in our most vulnerable state, having both our silent and loud cries heard, and having our pain felt but realized later on that it was the miracle we badly needed. As a woman of God, we have all witnessed the Lord perform miracles beyond belief that is why we now believe in the true way Maker, miracle Worker, and promise Keeper.
Father God, we thank You for the miracle given to the widowed mother of Nain because it only proves that nothing is impossible nor hard for You. We thank You more for all the miracles that we witness in our lives and for the instruments You use in working these miracles. We praise You for always making a way and for keeping every promise You make. And while we wait for the second coming of our way Maker, miracle Worker, and promise Keeper, we ask that You allow us, anoint us, and appoint us to do kingdom work for Your glory. Above all, we offer You the greatest worship for the greatest Miracle You have given us no other than Your greatest Love personified. This is our prayer in the Name of our Lord, Savior, and King Jesus. Amen.
