Nice Thoughts Won’t Raise The Dead — But Jesus Will
Text: Luke 7:11-17 In the name of Jesus. Amen. I don’t care how tough you are—Death is tougher. Death is indeed tough. Yes, there are times when Death can seem like a welcomed guest, ending the suffering of a loved one. However, I have yet to meet someone who finds Death pleasant or is unaffected by it. You see, the Bible rightly speaks of Death as having a sting. Death stings our emotions, mind, and soul with pain. And when it stings, it topples our entire world, bringing fear, anger, tears, and uncertainty. Perhaps one of the most difficult things you will go through in life is the death of a loved one—especially everything that follows. You know what I mean. The sting of Death is hard enough, but the journey to the grave is often just as painful—if not more. For some, that journey is like salt in the wound left by Death. Given all this, we can certainly empathize with the widow in our Gospel reading from Luke. As a widow, she had already lost her husband to Death, and now Deat...
