Comments on: 20th Sunday. Widow of Nain. Being in the way of Christ. Luke 7:11-16 http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/2009/10/24/20th-sunday-widow-of-nain-being-in-the-way-of-christ-luke-711-16/ McKinney TX Homilies, scripture commentary, spiritual reflections Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:12:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Natalia Arzhantseva http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/2009/10/24/20th-sunday-widow-of-nain-being-in-the-way-of-christ-luke-711-16/comment-page-1/#comment-2304 Natalia Arzhantseva Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:55:13 +0000 http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/?p=1251#comment-2304 Thank you, Father! I like very much this episode. Well, I don't want to say i don't like others, but there are always some episodes in the Gospel, the Scripture that shake our hearts more than others, on which we dwell more, which penetrate to a larger extent into our hearts. Here is the episode of triumth - Christ showed His power over death, as God, and also - sympathy, undrstanding, tenderness, as a Man. His "Weep not" sounds very powerful & life-creating. I turn to this scene especially when I am in a stress, or poor state of mind, when my soul is cloudy. When I need this triumph, when I need this reseraction of myself. One of my favourite scenes is Reseraction of Lazarus, but this scene is very much similar. Your homily provided me with broader understanding of this episode. I really cannot tell anyone "Weep not" when he is in such a grief, as I don't have the moral right for that, the spiritual power, cannot bring life & light to the suffering soul. And - really - we cannot give anything that we do not have. But what I heard sometimes - from Christians - well, I am nobody, I have nothing to give, I'd better prefer not to...But I disagree with this! however we may feel useless - honestly or artificially - it's not the pretext for shrinking our responsibility toward others, or avoiding fulfilling God's Commandments! We aways have something, being Christians. We just should understand what we have, and don't "console" our souls by thinking that we have nothing at all - and due to that justify ourselves in doing nothing for our neighbors. We should try to follow Christ, and do our utmost with what we have...and maybe, as you said once, we'll be able to do what we cannot now...For everything is possible to God. We can give people who suffer of "sweet kissing" (thank you so much for posting this icon - I love it very much!), our compassion, offer them our help. And we also can say "Weep not" to ourselves. As our Lord conquered death. He is also always with us when we suffer, when we lose the dearest ones. But we never lose Him, if we are faithful to Him. This episode is a great support to us in grief, in losses. To me was. I cannot endure this with dignity & firm faith. But I know Christ is somewhere hear, telling me: "Weep not. I am with you here & till the end of the times". He is always there for us. Thank you, Father!
I like very much this episode. Well, I don’t want to say i don’t like others, but there are always some episodes in the Gospel, the Scripture that shake our hearts more than others, on which we dwell more, which penetrate to a larger extent into our hearts.

Here is the episode of triumth – Christ showed His power over death, as God, and also – sympathy, undrstanding, tenderness, as a Man.
His “Weep not” sounds very powerful & life-creating. I turn to this scene especially when I am in a stress, or poor state of mind, when my soul is cloudy. When I need this triumph, when I need this reseraction of myself.
One of my favourite scenes is Reseraction of Lazarus, but this scene is very much similar.

Your homily provided me with broader understanding of this episode.

I really cannot tell anyone “Weep not” when he is in such a grief, as I don’t have the moral right for that, the spiritual power, cannot bring life & light to the suffering soul. And – really – we cannot give anything that we do not have. But what I heard sometimes – from Christians – well, I am nobody, I have nothing to give, I’d better prefer not to…But I disagree with this! however we may feel useless – honestly or artificially – it’s not the pretext for shrinking our responsibility toward others, or avoiding fulfilling God’s Commandments!

We aways have something, being Christians. We just should understand what we have, and don’t “console” our souls by thinking that we have nothing at all – and due to that justify ourselves in doing nothing for our neighbors. We should try to follow Christ, and do our utmost with what we have…and maybe, as you said once, we’ll be able to do what we cannot now…For everything is possible to God.

We can give people who suffer of “sweet kissing” (thank you so much for posting this icon – I love it very much!), our compassion, offer them our help.

And we also can say “Weep not” to ourselves. As our Lord conquered death. He is also always with us when we suffer, when we lose the dearest ones. But we never lose Him, if we are faithful to Him. This episode is a great support to us in grief, in losses. To me was. I cannot endure this with dignity & firm faith. But I know Christ is somewhere hear, telling me: “Weep not. I am with you here & till the end of the times”.

He is always there for us.

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