Evening: Psalm 73; Matthew 14:13-21
Some people are defined by what happens to them. Others are defined by their response to what happens; they do not allow events to shape completely who they become, but who they are shapes their response to events. When he hears of the death of his cousin, John the Baptist, Jesus seeks solitude. People still look for him, though. And in the end, Jesus’s response to John’s death is that he shows compassion to those whose souls are hungry. He chooses not to be defined by the power of death but by something far stronger ... the power of love.
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