I am to love people—all people—because Jesus loves people. The process is so frustrating at times because, like everything that Jesus teaches in Matthew 5, I have wasted so much time trying desperately to make it about me. But ultimately, that’s the message he communicates to me again and again—this life I live isn’t about me. It’s not about my satisfaction, my wealth, my health, my book deal; the message that I learned in Matthew 5 is that life is about being a part of his story through loving people