"He was his mother's only son, and she was a widow." This simple statement, when we reflect on it, cannot but touch an inner chord. How often does it seem, that we who were created to be free, to be happy, are doomed to live in a world of broken hearts, without being able to do much about it, except to try and bring comfort with our presence. There is a human helplessness which no one but God can relieve.  What God is telling us through this miracle Christ worked is that evil can and will be overcome.  Modern medicine has not yet conquered death. But Christ has, and the miracle at Nain is a guarantee that with faith in Christ so will we. So the poor, the suffering, the oppressed, in truth all of us, have sure grounds for positive hope. Our motto should be, "If God is with us, who can be against us?'