When John the Baptist was killed, Jesus' first thought was to get alone and just be by himself. But even then, He couldn't get away. I wonder how that felt. Did He struggle with being frustrated with the people around Him? I remember a time when I felt exactly like that. We were at the hospital after finding out our son had died. It was a particularly emotional moment for me personally and I just wanted to be alone so I tried to get away. But there were so many people there, I couldn't do it. I finally found a corner somewhere and I just stood and stared at it for a long time. Sometimes when you're in intense grief or pain, the only thing that will make it better is to get alone and feel God's presence unfiltered and unspoken. It was one of the worst moments of my life but I found that when I was alone in that corner. And then I could breathe again and I walked the rest of the way through that time of my life.
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