One of the most glaring contrasts that we are called to love with today is between worldly power and spiritual power. Or simply, between political power and transformative power. Most of our politicians model the former – red lights, fawning retinue, self-importance, greedy expectations, feeling above the law, expecting to be served. Jesus invites us to steer clear of such behavior. He would have us to taste a power which is far superior, but is paradoxically rooted in humility and self-effacement and service. This calls for vision of a different kind. Isaiah reminds us that God offers forgiveness. This in turn will purify our eyes in such a way that we will ‘see God’. Let us responde to God’s invitation to ‘reason things out’.