The Processions
Good morning Scripture reading: St. Luke 7:11-17 Worship song: I Will Serve Thee Meditation: Grieving the loss of a loved one can be one of the most painful experiences you will ever have to endure. Having to lay a loved one to rest, especially someone young, vibrant, kind, loving, trustworthy, and adorable, can leave you shattered and devastated. One can only imagine the emotional impact and the sorrow that the widow endured, losing not just a husband but her only son. The procession was no doubt a very mournful one as the widow bemoaned her only son while trying desperately to cope with the heart-rending impact that accompanies a fatal tragedy. She had many supporters traveling with her on her gloomy, heartrending mission. Her mourning must have been thundering, for it caught the attention of Jesus, who came into the town of Nain with his followers just as the procession was heading to the burial site. Jesus felt a flood of compassion for the grieving widow an...