(Thx to Belmont Club for a reminder of the scripture below… and for hinting at an anlogy.)
Matthew 11:7-9
7 As they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
8 “But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
9 “But what did you go out to see? A prophet
Consider this imperfect pictorial analogy, if you will…