For the last several months, one of the predominant emotions that I see people feeling all around me is anger. There has been immense loss related to the pandemic. There has been social and civil unrest. And when you add in the political rancor, it magnifies it all. People are angry and frustrated at how things are going in our world today.

In Chapter 4 of Matthew, we see Jesus is living in a similar time. The nation of Israel was under foreign rule, and the people were angry at the Roman occupation. Injustice was central to the system.