Today I Am Enough

Luke 7 The woman who anoints the feet of Jesus is so similar to another story, that we will come back to her story in a little bit. Widow of Nain – Luke 7: 11-15 In verse 11 we are introduced to a mother. Her son is being “carried out” - which means he was being carried a funeral bier. He had died. There was a BYU scholar who wrote the following (see page 42 of Walking with the Women of the New Testament affiliate link). It goes on to say that many people from the city were with her. Then Jesus saw her. In verse 13 it says, “... He had compassion on her and said, weep not.” This is so telling of the Savior and His love. Compassion The Guide to the Scriptures (in your app - scriptures - then the first option. This is an amazing resource) defines compassion as literally “to suffer with.” It also means to show sympathy, pity, and mercy for another. The word mercy is defined as: The Spirit of Compassion, tenderness and forgiveness. Jesus Christ offers all of these things to use through His atonem