Do flowers seem like the most delicate and beautiful of structures? You have seen how the blooms unfold when conditions are right. I want to see truth unfold in you the same way. I am meek and lowly of heart. I would not impose truth upon you by force because I want you to embrace it rather than resist it. The more eager you are for truth to unfold in you the sooner it will happen, and this is beneficial for you, but I am patient if that is required. The blossom of a flower is a necessary step in the process of bearing fruit.

Who are the best Christians you know? Perhaps I should rephrase the question. Who are the best people you know? For most people someone comes to mind. What criteria do you use to select one instead of another? Did you pick the one who was the most knowledgeable about scripture, or the one most fervent in belief? Or did you pick the one who had the most loving demeanor and generosity of spirit? If you have trouble deciding revisit my stories about the sheep and the goats and the Good Samaritan. It is normal for you to admire such people and want to be like them.

Your culture operates on the premise that more is better. Is this always true? The King in Proverbs asked me to give him the food convenient for him recognizing that too much or too little both resulted in problems, and you see this same principle at work today. The concept of too much also applies to a load you must pick up. You can only lift so much. You may not have to lift all your possessions at one time, but the concept of too much can still be valid because they can be a burden whether you are physically lifting them or not.

Have you heard of churches described as liberal or conservative? These are the same terms applied to political ideology and in this case they have approximately the same meanings. You would expect to find liberals in a liberal church and conservatives in a conservative church. Yet I made it clear that my Kingdom was not of this world, and these ideological distinctions are very much of this world. I warned that many would come in my name that I did not send. Have you seen those from opposing viewpoints who both claim my support for their agenda?