We've been going through a very strange time throughout the world watching the Americans argue with each other about who won the presidential election in November. Now I think when it comes to the New Testament and particularly would you look at today's Gospel there's an argument about who is the preeminent character in the community. Is it John the Baptist? Is it Jesus? Is it who? And that argument was going on for some decades after the death of Jesus and that's reflected in today's Gospel from the Gospel of Matthew who is preeminent.