Matthew 14:1-5

Heavenly father
give us grace today to discern if and when we need to speak about truth and justice 

¹ At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus, 
² and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.” 
³ For Herod had arrested John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife. 
⁴ For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” 
⁵ When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.