Jesus was born under Roman rule that saw the Jews as colonized people. He lived far away from religious, economic, and political power in the backwards town of Nazareth. In his ministry in ancient Israel, Jesus saw power better than anyone who has ever lived. He did that because in order to love people well he had to discern how power was at work in their lives. Throughout his ministry, Jesus will enact and announce a Kingdom that has a different approach to power structures. So in Mark 10, Jesus addresses divorce (10:1-10), children (10:13-16), and assumptions about the rich (10:17-31). In each of these cases, Jesus works against the assumed power structures at play by recognizing, redistributing, and redefining power. Jesus cares about how we love our neighbours, and that ultimately affects the way we think about power.