The Crowd
The crowd Jesus always had people around Him. I know of three times when Jesus was alone. “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, He got up, went out, and made His way to a deserted place. And He was praying there.” Mark 1:35 HCSB “When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the land.” Mark 6:47 HCSB “Then He went a little farther, fell to the ground, and began to pray that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him.” Mark 14:35 HCSB When He was alone He was Praying. But the crowd was always around. The crowd made Him and His disciples so busy they could not eat at times. “Then He went home, and the crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat.” Mark 3:20 HCSB At times the crowd was so much that they had to get alone in the middle of the lake to rest. “So they went away in the boat by themselves to a remote place, but many saw them leaving and recognized them. People ran