Discipleship allows relationships to transform through love, and hierarchy to be replaced by communion. 

The most honored seat is not the one closest to power, but the one closest to love. 

Unity is not about pretending we are all the same; it means honoring our differences as sacred threads in God's design. It means letting go of superiority and embracing solidarity. 

Jesus speaks of a narrow gate, not to exclude, but to awaken. We are encouraged not to be gatekeepers of judgment, but of mercy. 

Jesus' fire is not one of destruction; it is the fire of the Holy Spirit, the fire of Pentecost, the fire that purifies and empowers.