1 Kings 17: 17-24
Psalm 30: 2, 4-6, 11-13
Galatians 1: 11-19
Luke 7: 11-17
In both the first reading and the Gospel, a woman who has already lost her husband, is now faced with the reality of the loss of her only son, too. Beyond the compounded grief of the death of a love one, a woman in that society depended upon a male relative (husband or son) as the breadwinner, for her basic survival. Are you able, then, to imagine the feelings engulfing these widows?
We are confronted with the questions of 'why' in times like these. We struggle with the reality of death, wrenching loss, of dreams destroyed and a fearsome future.
Into this abyss steps the power of God's grace, the love which overcomes sin and death. The assurance that- in time, our mourning will be turned into dancing, and we will indeed find rescue in the One who walks with us even when we are unaware of God's presence. God's compassion was conveyed in the past through prophets like Elijah and through Jesus Christ. Today, by the presence of the Holy Spirit among us as the Body of Christ, the Church, we are the vessels through which God's boundless compassion might heal a hurting world.
- What might a greater sense of compassion allow you to do for someone this week?
Inquiry meets on Tuesday June 11 at 7pm.
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