Jesus teaches us that we should value our mothers By Contributor Published: 07:00, 14 March 2021
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Rev John Sterrett.
Seven little verses tell us about one of the most touching incidents in the Bible. Here they are: âSoon afterward Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, and a large crowd followed him. A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widowâs only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her. When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. âDonât cry!â he said. Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. âYoung man,â he said, âI tell you, get up.â Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother. Great fear swept the crowd, and they praised God, saying, â�