Jesus and the Apostles were going to find a deserted space to rest a while. This week's Gospel tells us that they hadn't had the opportunity even to eat. Personally, when I need rest and I haven't eaten, I can get into a pretty foul mood. Yet when Jesus sees the crowd coming to the very place they were trying to escape to, His heart is filled with pity. He is not focused on the rest He and the Apostles were looking forward to; He responds with patience and love.
Let us consider Jesus's response to the crowd this week; may we try to be more like Him when the world will not allow us the rest we are looking forward to.
Peace,
+Theophilus
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