Day 22..."More Joseph, Jesus and the Psalm, John the Baptist"

The story of Joseph is captivating as we move through the final chapters of Genesis. The brothers are all still "sweating bullets." There is great stress in trying to satisfy Joseph on one end and their father Jacob on the other. Your sins do find you out. Do you think they might reconsider throwing Joseph in that well and selling him into slavery? Jesus quotes Psalm 22:1 on the cross..."My God, my God why has thou forsaken me?" After John the Baptist's introduction in each Gospel, he is almost invisible. Matthew reports Jesus sent word to John that the blind were seeing, the lame walking, lepers were healed, and the good news was being preached to the poor. This must been reassuring to John the Baptist in hearing his life purpose had been fulfilled (preparing the way for Jesus) before his execution. Was this the reason Jesus sent this word? To reassure John? Or could we assume Jesus and John the Baptist had many more conversations than recorded in the Gospels?