In yesterday’s gospel the centurion’s slave was healed at the intercession of the elders of the Jews and at the pleading of the centurion himself who asked Jesus to heal his beloved slave. In our gospel today, however, Jesus, without being asked by anyone in the crowd, touched the coffin of the widow’s son and raised him to life again. And why did he do such great miracle without anyone requesting him to? Luke simply notes that the Lord saw the widow andhe was moved with pity for her, he consoled her saying, Do not weep. Then stepping forward he touched the coffin and said, "Young man, I tell you, arise!"
Our relationship with God is not a quid pro quo relationship, it is not a he does this because I do this relationship. No. It is a relationship of a father to his son or daughter. We may not have noticed this, but most of the time, the best gifts of God, the necessary and essential gifts of God to us, were never asked for, were never prayed for. Are we thankful to God for these? Are we conscious of these goodness, unasked favors and unmerited grace? And there are many.
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