It was not as if He had thought out His speech beforehand, or learned it out of books.
What His own individual temperament had originated, what time had matured in Him, He poured forth in the rush of the Holy Spirit.
"I am sent to make appeal to you.

I come to all, but especially to the poor.

I come to the afflicted, to the distressed, to the sick, to the imprisoned, to the cast down.

I come with glad tidings from the Heavenly Father." After this introduction He, in His humility, looked out into the great world of Nature, as if she would supply Him with words.

But Nature was silent; indeed, at that hour, all creatures were silent and listened.
Then Jesus lifted His eyes to the crowd, and began to speak as men had never heard any one speak before.
"Brothers! Rejoice! Again I say, Rejoice! A good Father lives in heaven.