“The Messiah has been here”, John continued to shout in a hoarse voice, without allowing himself a single moment of respite. “The Kingdom of Heaven is getting closer and closer! You, poor blind man, will return to see. And you, paralyzed, will be able to work again to feed your children. Everyone will be able to know joy, but only if they have the heart pure like that of a child. God has come down among us and is powerful and wonderful, he has promised that he will teach us to live again and that his enemies will burn forever in the fire of Hell!”
Jesus resigned himself to waiting for the evening and went to sit on the sidelines, the infernal hum subsided slowly and the people slowly moved away, fantasizing about a better tomorrow. The small group of his closest followers gathered around
