Being a prophet is no picnic. Jesus was the greatest prophet, and couldn’t even get respect from the people in his own hometown. John the Baptist was as well, and not even the respect of the king could save him from shameful murder. Reading the Old Testament prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah, you really have to wonder if any of them even had friends. What’s the point of being one? Because the people desperately need to see a different way of life. They need the alternative that God provides, and prophets are the ones who see it first. It’s a rough calling, but it is a high one as well.