“And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.”
Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest — the rest invitation is pastoral: the disciples have been on mission, people are pressing in from all sides, there is no room even to eat. Jesus initiates retreat — not permanent withdrawal but temporary restoration. The come with me by yourselves to a quiet place communicates that rest is not an individual pursuit but a community experience, taken together and with Jesus. The quiet place anticipates the feeding miracle that will occur when the crowds follow them even there.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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