We don't necessarily recognize success when we see it. When HamiltonCollege celebrated its centennial, one of its most famous alumni, Alexander Woolcott, was asked to give a major address. Woolcott opened his speech this way: "I send my greetings today to all my fellow alumni of Hamilton College, scattered all over the world. Some of you are successes, and some of you are failures only God knows which are which!"

It's hard to recognize success. We don't always know it when we see it.

Jesus was able to recognize success and he wasn't going to allow the crowds to define it for him.