Is 55:1-3; Rom 8:35, 37-39;
Mt 14:13-21
When Jesus heard about
the assassination of John the Baptist, He withdrew to a lonely place. He
must have been emotionally disturbed and wanted to be alone. But when he
arrived a crowd had already been waiting for Him. He was moved
with compassion to the depths of his being. Jesus had come to
find peace, quiet and loneliness; instead he found a vast crowd waiting to
be comforted. Jesus showed