The Weary Jesus

Jesus had begun His ministry. We cannot be very certain as to the exact happenings before the events took place that are given in Mark 1, but so much is sure, He had filled His days with many labors. And all these labors left Jesus very tired indeed. They were grievous labors. All of them: His baptism, temptation, miracles, preaching reminded Him of the terrible journey to hell. It is as the prophet Isaiah said so many years before: "As many were astonied at Thee; His visage was so marred...