Jesus’ Frustration “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint (or distress) I am under until it is completed!” (Luke 12:49–50). (1) When I read today’s passage, Luke 12:49–50, my attention was drawn to Jesus’ words: “what constraint (or distress) I am under” (v. 50). So, I chose the title of today’s meditation as “Jesus’ Frustration.” (a) First, I became curious about the definition of the word “ frustration, ” so I looked it up online. It was broadly defined in three contexts, and among them I was particularly interested in the psychological/situational frustration: “a painful state in which one feels anxious or stifled because things do not go as one wishes, or because one’s feelings are not resolved” (Internet). (i) ...
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