This song talks about one of my favorite stories from the Bible. John the Baptist, Jesus’s cousin and the one that baptized him and prepared the way, has a moment of doubt when he is in prison.
Matthew 11:2-5 “Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?“ And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them“.“
As soon as John’s followers left, Jesus turned back to the crowd he was teaching and complimented John. He wasn’t nervous or offended about his doubts. I love this because I am reminded that I can always go to Jesus about anything and He welcomes the questions. Jesus was not acting the way John the Baptist thought he would. So many times I am in a situation and I cannot understand why my friend is sick, why