In this week’s Bible reading from Mark 1:29-39, Jesus was tired. He’d been talking and healing. People were following him everywhere. I can imagine that the pace and the crowds were sucking the life out of him. Instead of being energized by the crowd and all the hoopla, Jesus needed to recharge – get away from it all.
So he disappeared. He went away from it all – to a deserted place. He probably breathed deep and took in the blessed solitude as he prayed.
And the disciples didn’t get it. They hunted for him. They had a schedule to keep. They had people to please. When they found him they even scolded him. "Everyone is searching for you." I can imagine the words were spoken not with care and concern, but rather with “I’m tearing my hair out and you’re not helping anything!” emotions.
I think others in Jesus’ situation might have said, “So?! Let everyone wait! I need a break! Just leave me alone for a little while -- I’ll find you when I’m ready for everyone.” I think Jesus probably wanted to say something like that – or perhaps something a little stronger.
Instead, I imagine he took a deep breath when he then said – “Let’s go. Let’s go to some of the smaller places. I think those folks need to see and hear all this, too.”
I do think that Jesus found time to rejuvenate by traveling to the smaller places where folks hadn’t yet heard as much of him.
Good for him.
So he disappeared. He went away from it all – to a deserted place. He probably breathed deep and took in the blessed solitude as he prayed.
And the disciples didn’t get it. They hunted for him. They had a schedule to keep. They had people to please. When they found him they even scolded him. "Everyone is searching for you." I can imagine the words were spoken not with care and concern, but rather with “I’m tearing my hair out and you’re not helping anything!” emotions.
I think others in Jesus’ situation might have said, “So?! Let everyone wait! I need a break! Just leave me alone for a little while -- I’ll find you when I’m ready for everyone.” I think Jesus probably wanted to say something like that – or perhaps something a little stronger.
Instead, I imagine he took a deep breath when he then said – “Let’s go. Let’s go to some of the smaller places. I think those folks need to see and hear all this, too.”
I do think that Jesus found time to rejuvenate by traveling to the smaller places where folks hadn’t yet heard as much of him.
Good for him.
- Are there times, places, and life situations where your energy is being sucked dry?
- Do you need to get away from it all, take a deep breath, and experience the rejuvenating solitude?
- What is sucking the life out of you?
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