“Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd.” Recently, our community here in Massapequa has been shaken by two heartbreaking tragedies. Lives have been lost, families have been forever changed, and many of us are left struggling with questions, sadness, anger, fear, and grief. For the graduating class of Massapequa High School, this is the second classmate to be lost in the last 15 months. The above Gospel quote speaks powerfully to our situation today. There are no simple explanations that can make sense of these tragedies. Instead, as people of faith, we turn to Jesus whose heart is troubled by human suffering. When Jesus looked upon the crowds, He did not see problems to be solved or failures to be judged. He saw...