Related Scriptures

Luke 7:11-17 — Jesus raises a widow’s son from the dead

Matthew 9:18-26 & Mark 5:21-43 & Luke 8:40-56 — Jesus raises Jairus’s daughter from the dead

What additional information do you learn about Jesus overcoming death in these passages?

Prayer & Meditation

“Am I afraid to die?  I am every time I let myself be seduced by the noisy voices of my world telling me that my ‘little life’ is all I have and advising me to cling to it with all my might.  But when I let these voices move to the background of my life and listen to that small soft voice calling me the Beloved, I know that there is nothing to fear and that dying is the greatest act of love, the act that leads me into the eternal embrace of my God whose love is everlasting.”

— Henri Nouwen, The Life of the Beloved

• What is your reaction to Nouwen’s statement?

• How easy is it for you to hear that small, soft voice?

• How does knowing you are God’s Beloved change your view of death?