Have Compassion

“When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick.” Matthew 14:14 (NRSV)

Read Matthew 14:13-21.

Matthew 14 begins with the story of the gruesome death of John the Baptist, a cousin of Jesus. The head of John is presented on a platter at Herod’s birthday party. When Jesus hears this news, he withdraws in a boat to a deserted place.

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