THe Raising of the Widow's Son

The Raising of the Widow’s Son
Luke 7.11-17

So where was the faith this time? The centurion’s servant was healed because of his owner’s faith, but in this story the only person who has any faith that the dead man can be raised is Jesus himself. Though Jesus loves to see the signs of faith, he isn’t always bound by it, and in this case he acts freely, from sheer compassion, to do something nobody had imagined he could or would...

Taken from Luke for Everyone – by Tom Wright