"Young man, I say unto thee arise."--_Luke 7:14._
NO one can think how good and kind our blessed Lord Jesus was. Once,
when He was going with His disciples into a village called Nain, He
met a funeral coming out. People are not carried to the grave in their
coffins in the East; but they are laid on a sort of bed called a bier,
with all their best clothes on, and a wreath of flowers round the head.
The person who was now to be buried was quite a young man, and he was
the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And when the Lord saw
it, He had pity on the poor woman, and He said to her, "Weep not." Then
He came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. Then He
said, "Young man, I say unto thee, Arise." And he that was dead sat up
and began to speak; and our Lord gave him back alive to his mother.