Imagine living in a community where everything is upside-down.
A place where sorrow is a virtue, and begging is something to be envied.
Envision serving a King who told you to love the people you hate,
and hate the people you love.
Picture living among individuals who took greatest joy
in being mocked & assaulted & persecuted & killed.
Does that sound like home to you?
Christianity is like a multi-generational relay race. Each century runs its own leg, but it's still a team sport. And all the training in the world means very little if, in the end, you drop the baton.