The believer’s effort, in listening to the Word, will be precisely that of recognizing and welcoming He who speaks, the revelation of God, the Logos tou Theou.

We need to recover the meaning of gift, learn to give better; grow in the capacity for gratitude, because life is beautiful when we give ourselves and give thanks.

Loving oneself means desiring one’s own growth and maturity to then give it as a gift to God and to one’s neighbour, a rich and fruitful edition of oneself.

Giving one’s life for others deceives death, defeats it. Jesus affirms this, dying on the cross. Bergman intuits it, when he tells the story of Antonius Bloch.

Looking at Christ, the new man, who shines in the beatitudes, we understand the divine plan for humanity and at the same time its redemption and its beauty.