Blessed are the humble

[litlover12]

Mary Magdalen: . . . The Master's the only good man I ever met who knew how miserable it felt to be bad. It was as if he got right inside you, and felt all the horrible things you were doing to yourself. . . . But I don't suppose Judas ever let him in. He was too proud. I think it was harder for him than for people like Matthew and me and that poor robber on the cross. We know we're so awful anyhow that it's no good pretending we're not, even to ourselves. So it doesn't matter if other people come in and see what we're like inside.

John: Blessed are the humble, and the wretched and the poor --

Mary Magdalen: And the lost sheep and the sinners. You know, when the Rabbi said that, he really meant it. . . .

(From The Man Born to Be King by Dorothy L. Sayers. If you haven't read it, please, do yourself a favor and get hold of a copy, even if you're not in the habit of reading plays. It's one of the very best books I've ever read.)

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[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

Hm, how had I not heard of this one?

*notes*

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

It's actually not that well known, though it should be! Sayers is best known for her detective novels, but she wrote a lot of other great works too.