Martin Luther said that “We should familiarize ourselves with death during our lifetime, inviting death into our presence when it is still at a distance and not on the move. At the time of dying, however, this is hazardous and useless, for then death looms large of its own accord.” That’s what was happening one day in the city of Nain when Jesus was visiting. Death was on a move, and in control. But Jesus seems to be irreverent in this situation, telling a grieving mother to stop crying. But Jesus is not being irreverent. He is being completely reverent. Because He knows what death actually is. And He is Lord over it.
Sermon on Luke 7:11-17 for Trinity 16 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix
