"Jean sat on the floor of the hall of Les Marronniers, surrounded by about forty people — some handicapped people, some assistants, and quite a few visitors. He read from the Gospel of St. Luke and then meditated aloud on the words he had just read. Being present at this session felt like being invited to enter into the prayer of a friend. No great theological analysis, no difficult words, no complicated ideas — just a faithful penetration of the word of God.
"Jean said many things that moved me. But one sentence stayed with me and has continued to grow in me. He said, 'Jesus always leads us to littleness. It is the place where misery and mercy meet. It is the place where we encounter God'."
