Jesus was always healing people; the lame, the sick, the blind, the mute, etc. Every miracle was an act of love; he was serving someone else. In that day, the teachers (Rabbi) had to be clean. There was a list of requirements that a teacher must do to remain clean; ceremonial washing, not touching dead animals, etc. One of the requirements was you couldn’t touch a dead or ill person. If you did, you had to go through this time-consuming ceremonial washing.
When the widow’s only son had died, Jesus had compassion on her. She now had no one to provide for her.
At the funeral, Jesus came forward, touched the boy, and healed him.
Jesus touched him. Jesus knew he’d have to do ceremonial washing, but he did it anyway. He put the needs of the widow and her son before his own.
I think Jesus had to go through the ceremony washing a lot, because he was always touching and healing sick people.
Jesus demonstrated love by putting other’s needs before his needs.
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