Compassion For Soldiers & Widows (11AM)

Our sermons now return to the Pre-Easter stories about Jesus found in Luke’s book. For Christians every Sunday is Easter Sunday. When we gather together to worship God we do so with Easter on our minds and in our hearts. In the Sundays ahead we will jump back to the teachings and miracles of Jesus when the Cross, and the Empty Grave, were still in front of Him. As we do, we will discover that every miracle provides a glimpse of the Easter miracle. And, all of Jesus’ teachings reveal Truth, with Easter as the exclamation point!

Our two stories this morning reveal God’s compassion. First, for an outsider, someone the religious leaders of Jesus’ day would have thought unworthy of God’s time and attention. Second, a widow grieving the death of her only son. As we explore these brief encounters we find Jesus’ miraculous power offered when asked, and when not asked, to both an outsider and an insider. God’s compassion reminds us not to put limits on who we think should, or will, receive God’s attention. We often find outsiders in, and insiders out. May God help us increase our compassion and our faith.