The most important relational emotion that Jesus demonstrates toward the people he meets is compassion, and the message of Jesus is a message of compassion toward the poor and the marginalized in society.

All the four Gospel writers highlight the compassion of Jesus as a key characteristic of the good news he announces, especially to desperate women and children, the economically-poor, the hungry, the sick, and the spiritually-blind individuals.

Compassion is a central virtue of biblical discipleship and serves as a model for all who follow Jesus and call him Lord and Savior.

To call Jesus one’s “Lord” is to pledge an uncompromising allegiance that transcends the spiritual realm and encompasses all political and powerful spheres in the modern world. The title itself is a bold rejection of all ethnocentric nationalisms, cultural idols, and all contemporary (political) “Caesars.”