Weeping in the Context of Death

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Ordinary Season : 24th Week : Tuesday*

*Gospel : Lk 7:11-17*

*First Reading : 1 Tim 3:1-13*

*Weeping in the Context of Death*

*1) Mother Weeping at the death of her Son*

In the city of Nain we see a weeping mother at the death of her only Son 

The body of the son was being carried to the graveyard for burial

At this situation, the mother weeps and mourns for the loss of her son

*2) The Weeping Mother encounters Jesus*

Loss of the Son and the mourning mother meets Jesus 

Jesus says *don't weep* Then he understands pain of the mother, which makes Jesus to work miracle and restores the dead man back to life 

This is the result of woman's weeping and mourning at the death of her Son 

*3) Death of the Beloved Son*

This was a hard reality for the woman to accept - the death of her Son

This concept can very well be applied to our life. There are so many areas in our lives, which might have died. Some of the examples are as follows 

The death of patience

The death of humility

The death of sincerity

The death of service

The death of simplicity

The death of purity of thought and deed 

The death of love

The death of generosity

The death of concern 

The death of faithfulness

The death of discipline

The death of punctuality

The death of hope 

The death sacrifice

The death of smile 

The death of concern towards the Nature 

Apart from this there are also other areas where death would take place in our day today life 

*4) Weeping and Praying with Hope*

The mother from Nain wept and prayed for the life of her dead son. Jesus grants her favour 

There are many areas which are mentioned about might have been dead in our life 

With the help of Jesus, dead things can be raised to life 

When value system fails in our life, we need to weep and ask Jesus to restore it 

In our life the concept of death and raising to life has very close relationship 

When the humility is dead, we need to weep and ask Jesus to raise it up 

When sincerity, sacrifice, forgiveness, love, service, hope, commitment, responsibility, generosity, goodwill, is dead, we need to weep and ask Jesus to raise it up 

*5) Am I ready to, weep and work for giving life?*

The *death concept* is not limited to physical death alone. So there are also other areas where the effect of death may be felt 

In all areas of life we need to check whether any areas in our life is dead. 

If thet are true, am I ready to weep and ask Jesus to restore into life, what was dead? 

What are the ways which I will use to raise to life what was dead in our life along with Jesus?

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*