Jesus' grief

Matthew 14 gives us an example of how Jesus deals with his grief. Having heard of the death of his cousin, John the Baptist, he seeks to withdraw to a solitary place. I believe, however, that he was seeking opportunity to pray for John, rather than to go away feeling sorry for himself.

We see almost immediately, however, that even in his grief he is selfless. Where you or I may have taken offence at the intrusion of crowds of people into our grief, the bible tells us that "he had compassion on them". He then goes on to provide for their needs, rather than focussing on his own needs.