Written by the author of The Broken Body, this book offers an introduction to the Jesus of the Gospels based on study and on the author's experience of living and working with the poor and weak of the world. This meditation takes the reader through Jesus's time, his painful mission to reveal the kingdom of love, his compassion, and the various people who were attracted to him and disturbed by him.;The meditation concludes with the mystery of the good news hidden in the poor and weak, and a reflection on the glory of the risen Christ and the wedding feast of the Lamb to which all are invited.