My reading this AM was Matt 11. John the Baptist sends word to Jesus from prison, “Are you the one to come or should we expect someone else?”Jesus responds with words from Isaiah that John would’ve known by heart. “The blind see, lame walk, deaf hear...blessed is the unoffended.”

This narrative moves me each time I read it. Jesus doing all those Messianic wonders out there. Meanwhile John’s in prison &, in no time, he will lose his life. John’s been faithful. Prepared the way. Pointed to Jesus alone. Jailed over his integrity.

“Hey, Jesus, remember me??”

A “meanwhile” can be a very mean while.

If I could entitle this thread, it would be, “When Jesus breaks our hearts.” When we love him so much. When we’ve known him well. When we’ve served him. When we’re sure of what he can do & have full expectation he will.

And he doesn’t.