1. He should not be there. He could not be there. But there Jesus was. It must be a ghost, so they cried out. “For they all saw Him and were terrified.”
  2. This reading also shows us the heart and character of Jesus. He has compassion for the people. He sees their needs and provides for them.
  3. John prepared the way for Jesus with his preaching and subsequent arrest and death. But then the plot flips and we find hope in the fact that Jesus prepares the way for John (and for us).
  4. Whatever the obstacle, whatever the response, whatever the lack of faith, whatever the personal rejection... Jesus kept on.
  5. Bearing fruit is what branches do. They do not bear fruit by themselves, but they do bear fruit.

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