Hemorrhaging the Compassion of Christ
One day, Jesus received news that his older cousin, John the Baptizer, had been beheaded by Herod the tetrarch. His grief must have been immense. As any of us might do when hearing of the death of a loved one, Jesus wanted to be alone. “When Jesus heard it, He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself.” (Matthew 14:13a) As a human, Jesus needed to process the news of His cousin’s death. He would not be given the chance to do this. “But when the multitudes hea