So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple. - John 8:47-59
Moses said “I am who I am” long before Jesus. Jesus said the same words at the temple when surrounded and under duress. Shakespeare gave very similar words to us via Polonius: “This above all: to thine own self be true,” and Popeye said it plenty of times to Olive Oyl and Wimpy: “I Yam what I Yam.”
They are all very different characters from different times. But they all teach us the value in being our most authentic self. Being who you are is always the best way to live. For Jesus it was the only way to live. While he knew he would have to drink from a bitter cup and be surrounded by people he could not depend on when the chips were down, he had to be who he was, faithful to his Holy Father and true to himself.
The same applies to each of us in our daily lives. The shortcuts, the quick fixes, the cover stories don’t improve our situation. We are our best selves when we are who we are, warts, foibles, shortcomings and all. And like Jesus, we are desired, loved, and beloved by our Holy Father who art in Heaven. —Bob Simeone
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