Our passage unveils the secret to bearing up in the faith under the crushing circumstances of life.
1 - after instructing and sending out His disciples, Jesus resumes ministry alone (1)
2 - in the midst of wrenching circumstances, John the Baptist requests reassurance (2-3)
3 - Jesus sends a message of reassurance to John (4-5)
4 - Jesus offers a wonderful promise to John - and to us (6)
