[P]eople praised him, and people rejected him, and people said Hosanna, and people crucified him. But Jesus held on to the truth. "Whatever happens, I am the beloved of God, and that is who I am." And that allows me to live in a world that keeps rejecting me or praising me or laughing at me or spitting on me. I am the beloved. Not because people say I'm great, but because I am the beloved, even before I was born.
Henri Nouwen
