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The field glistens under the first fragile rays of dawn, every blade of grass bowed with the weight of the night's rain. A silver sheen catches the light, and the air is thick with the scent of wet earth and the faint, honeyed sweetness of wildflowers. Jesus walks alone, His sandals leaving soft impressions in the damp ground, His woolly hair damp with morning mist. He pauses to watch the sunrise stain the distant mountains in strokes of gold and rose, then turns back toward the place His disciples have gathered. From a distance, He sees them—James the Less, Thaddeus, Matthew, Simon, and Andrew—forming a closed circle around a small, solitary figure, their expressions hardened with dismissal. It is a sight He knows too well, where the humble are pushed to the margins. His heart stirs…