Christ's Compassion: Comfort Enough for a Miracle

Luke alone records this miracle of the widow's son at Nain—a narrative chosen not primarily to establish Christ's claims, but because it exemplifies His gracious relations with women and His unasked mercies. The striking truth Maclaren unveils is this: Jesus Christ performed a resurrection not to authenticate His divinity, but simply to comfort a desolate woman. "Was that a sufficient reason for a miracle?"…