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80 Theological Foundations one does not value what one does not know. Therefore, it is necessary for us to meditate often on Christ and look at Him with the eyes of faith, just as an artist, who wants to paint a picture, does. Before we undertake something important, it is good to consider what Jesus would have done in a similar situation. It is useful to recall certain events from His life like the flight to Egypt, His presence at the wedding in Cana, visiting the sick, transfiguration on Mount Tabor, His persecution, prayer in the gar- den of Gethsemane and His Passion. 81 Special attention should be paid to imitating Christ’s obedience to the Father. This is how He speaks about Himself through the author of the letter to the Hebrews: “Sacrifices and offerings Thou hast not desired, but a body hast Thou prepared for Me; in burnt offerings and sin offer- ings Thou hast taken no pleasure. Then I said, ‘Lo, I have come to do Thy will, O, God’ ” (Heb 10, 5-7). Jesus was obedient to His Father’s will when, at the age of twelve, He stayed behind in the temple, when He was baptized, and when He accepted and drank the cup of suffering. While the world is disobedient, Jesus wants to be obedient to God, to His parents, to the secular law, even to his tormentors. The Creator is obedi- ent to His creation, while the people ignore the commandments of God and the Church and live according to their own will. 82 Father Matulaitis-Matulewicz places a special emphasis on Christ’s poverty combined with self-immolation and humility. This can be seen in the mystery of the Incarnation where God becomes man. He could have come robed in glory and majesty, but instead came in humiliation, poverty and suffering. He did not want to be glorified by the people but only desired that His Father be adored. A Christian is to imitate Him in all of this. He should put on the garment of Christ in order to carry Christ’s life in his own body. A cry: “Teacher, I will follow you wherev- er you go!” (Mt 8, 19) should be on the lips of every disciple of Christ. 83 But Jesus’ way was the way of the Cross and it is onto this path that the Renovator of the Marians leads his readers. What helps us to meet the suffering Jesus is our Savior’s complaint as recorded in the Book of Lamentations: “All you who pass by, look and