A Mother Gets Her Son Back

Jesus and His disciples were walking toward a town called Nain. As they got close to the gate, they saw a sad sight.

A funeral procession was coming out. People were carrying a young man who had died. His poor mother was crying and crying.

This mother had already lost her husband. Now her only son was dead too. She was all alone with no one to take care of her. It was the saddest thing.

When Jesus saw her, His heart broke for her. He felt her pain so deeply.

'Don't cry,' Jesus said gently.

Then Jesus did something surprising. He walked up and touched the stretcher carrying the dead young man. Everyone stopped.

Jesus spoke: 'Young man, I say to you—GET UP!'

And the young man SAT UP! He started talking! He was ALIVE!

Jesus took him by the hand and gave him back to his mother.

Can you imagine how happy she was? Her son was alive! She wasn't alone anymore!

Everyone was amazed and a little scared. 'A great prophet is here!' they said. 'God has come to help His people!'

No one asked Jesus to do this miracle. He just saw a sad mom and felt compassion. He couldn't walk past her pain without doing something.

That's how much Jesus cares. He sees our sadness, and His heart hurts with us. And He has the power to do something about it!