I wonder if Jesus’ disciple, Matthew, was burnt out in his first century tax booth and was glad for a shot at literally any other lifestyle? Who knows how he got there- all but a traitor to his native people and completely outcast by the religious system. I wonder if the women who funded Jesus’ ministry and followed him were there because they were tired of being treated like second-class citizens? I wonder if children were so excited to be near Jesus because he had the audacity to treat them like full people, not just half ones?