In today's first reading from 1 Corinthians 12, St. Paul talks about the Body of Christ (the Church) and how all have a gift to use in service of God's people. He ends with this: "Strive eagerly for the greatest spiritual gifts."
We see a very interesting story in today’s Gospel reading from Luke 7. Jesus comes upon a funeral procession. The mother of the deceased young man was in the procession. She was a widow, and he was her only son. Jesus, moved with pity, tells the young man to arise. “The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.”
Can you imagine? What an amazing miracle! And right out of left field for the woman. We often hear about how important faith is. And it is. But in this instance, there is no mention of faith, no mention of anyone asking Jesus for anything. This is just a wonderful example of Jesus’ gratuitous love for us. The next time we think about putting limits on God’s power, and who He can touch, we would do well to remember this story. Because miracles can come from way out in left field.
Father, keep us always ready to witness a miracle, especially when we least expect them. Amen.
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