The advent of a Jubilee Year represented the substance of Jesus' basic proclamation. No wonder the poor loved him. No wonder the refrain we sang together this morning repeated again and again, "Lord I love your commands." That's the refrain of the 99% locked in life-and-death struggle with the rich 1% represented by Solomon and his court.
In today's Gospel selection, Jesus indicates the radical swerve necessary for establishing God's kingdom understood in Jubilee terms. It involves "selling all you have" and buying into the Kingdom concept as if it were buried treasure or a pearl of great price.
That's the kingdom - the world order we're asked to believe in, champion, and work to introduce. It's what the world would be like if God - not David or Solomon - were king.
In our own country, it's what "America" would be like if our politics were shaped by God's "preferential option for the poor," instead of Mr. Trump's preferential option for his dear 1%.
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