From Henri Nouwen
Jesus says,
“Blessed are the poor, the gentle, those who mourn, those who hunger and thirst
for uprightness, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers, and those
who are persecuted in the cause of uprightness” (Matthew 5:3-10). These words
offer us a self-portrait of Jesus. Jesus is the Blessed One. And the face of the
Blessed One shows poverty, gentleness, grief, hunger, and thirst for
uprightness, mercy, purity of heart, a desire to make peace, and the signs of
persecution. The whole message of the Gospel is this: Become like Jesus. We
have his self-portrait. When we keep that in front of our eyes, we will soon
learn what it means to follow Jesus and become like him.
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