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He was moved with pity for her
Manila Bulletin
|September 16, 2025
The pall bearers stand still after Jesus has touched the bier.
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They know the serious consequence of what he did. He would instantly be rendered ritually unclean in touching the corpse (Nm 19:11). Time freezes for the pall bearers who await Jesus' next step. Did it even cross their minds that he would actually bring the dead man back to life? But when the man comes back to life, fear seizes the large crowd, yet they end up glorifying God. What stands out in this story is Jesus' compassion toward the widowed mother. With no husband and no other male child to speak for her, she is being consigned to the vulnerable sector of society. “Do not weep” (v13), Jesus says words of comfort and assurance to he
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