Such a Mom [Proper 13A]
The Rev. Jeremiah Williamson Matthew 14:13-21 Such a Mom Jesus: he is such a mom. There has been a death in the family. And he is worried about food. He's got to feed all these people; they're hungry. And, of course, just like a mom, he makes way too much. When he first heard about John the Baptist ’ s death, he tried to get away, to find place to be alone. With his thoughts. To pray. To cry. To grieve. To remember. Jesus is human too, don't forget; he is broken-hearted. Of course he is. John the Baptist, whom Herod killed, was special to him. And the death was sudden and terrible. But the fantasy of alone-time didn't last long. The people followed him. Like a toddler following his mother into the bathroom, not a moment of solitude or silence, they follow Jesus. Emptying out the towns and the villages, they go after him. That qui...