Jesus has come like a king into his city, like a God into his Temple. Yet he’s come like a man, a peasant, a challenger. Which is why they opposed him, why they killed him in the end.
The last will be first, the first last. Jesus opened the kingdom to all—to gentiles, publicans, and sinners. He opened the kingdom to all who’d simply answer in faith and penance.
What is it to love someone? What is it to speak the truth? What is it to be faithful to God? These are question always present to the preacher, at least the good ones. But they’re also questions for you, for any who seriously call themselves Christians.