The sleepy town of Nain was electrified by Jesus’s visit and the reported healing of the young man, by almost every account. His mother threw Jesus a large party the next day””with the most expensive of wines.
Yet as with much of his “ministry” the net result of the events at Nain remain to be seen. Will his latest reported “healing” silence critics who set accuse him of ignoring a more systematic approach to sickness and poverty? Or would it simply embolden those who condemn him for his “selectivity”?
Jesus himself could not be reached for comment, typical of his longstanding response to criticism. But his close associate Peter said to this reporter, “You have eyes but do not see.”
Others wonder if there is anything to see at all.