diff --git a/degeon_py/active_chat.py b/degeon_py/active_chat.py
index 30874f4..7d82732 100644
--- a/degeon_py/active_chat.py
+++ b/degeon_py/active_chat.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import typing
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 import pygame
 
-from config import HEIGHT, WIDTH, CHAT_SELECTOR_WIDTH, DARKER_BLUE, CHAT_PREVIEW_HEIGHT, BLUE, WHITE, font, DARK_BLUE
+from config import HEIGHT, WIDTH, CHAT_SELECTOR_WIDTH, DARKER_BLUE, CHAT_PREVIEW_HEIGHT, BLUE, WHITE, font, DARK_BLUE, \
+    MESSAGE_HEIGHT
 import degeon_core as dc
 
+from message import Message
+
 
 @dataclass
 class ActiveChat:
@@ -35,6 +39,15 @@ class ActiveChat:
         """
         return cls(chat=chat, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_messages(self) -> typing.Iterable[Message]:
+        """
+        Get an iterator over all messages in this chat in the backwards order
+        This function creates a python `message.Message` object from rust instances
+        :return: an iterator of `message.Message` objects
+        """
+        for msg in reversed(self.chat.messages):
+            yield Message(text=msg.get_content_py().text, is_from_me=False)
+
     def get_header(self) -> pygame.Surface:
         """
         Render a pygame surface with the header.
@@ -56,6 +69,13 @@ class ActiveChat:
         surface: pygame.Surface = pygame.Surface((self.width, self.height))
         surface.fill(DARKER_BLUE)
 
+        # Render messages
+        # This is the y0 for the last message
+        last_message_y = self.height - 60
+        for i, message in zip(range(30), self.get_messages()):
+            msg_surface = message.render()
+            surface.blit(msg_surface, (0, last_message_y - (MESSAGE_HEIGHT + 30) * (i + 1)))
+        # Render header
         header = self.get_header()
         surface.blit(header, (0, 10))
         return surface
diff --git a/degeon_py/config.py b/degeon_py/config.py
index 091c688..48e871e 100644
--- a/degeon_py/config.py
+++ b/degeon_py/config.py
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ import pygame
 
 
 pygame.init()
+
+# Fontss
 font = pygame.font.Font('CRC35.otf', 25)
 font_large = pygame.font.Font('CRC35.otf', 35)
 
+# Colors used in the app
 RED = 0xFF0000
 BLUE = 0x0000FF
 YELLOW = 0xFFC91F
@@ -18,9 +21,11 @@ DARK_BLUE = 0x282e46
 DARKER_BLUE = 0x202033
 GREY = 0x383e4F
 
+# Geometrical parameters
 WIDTH = 1000
 HEIGHT = 800
 CHAT_PREVIEW_HEIGHT = 80
 CHAT_SELECTOR_WIDTH = WIDTH // 3
+MESSAGE_HEIGHT = 60
 
 FPS = 30
diff --git a/degeon_py/message.py b/degeon_py/message.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3ba57a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/degeon_py/message.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+import pygame
+
+from config import WIDTH, CHAT_SELECTOR_WIDTH, MESSAGE_HEIGHT, font, BLUE, DARK_BLUE, WHITE, DARKER_BLUE
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Message:
+    """
+    The message (for now, it consists only of text)
+
+    Attributes:
+        :param text (str): the message text
+        :param is_from_me (bool): False if the message is not from the current user
+        :param chat_width (int): the width of the active chat widget
+    """
+    text: str
+    is_from_me: bool
+    chat_width: int = WIDTH - CHAT_SELECTOR_WIDTH - 10
+    height: int = MESSAGE_HEIGHT
+
+    def render(self) -> pygame.Surface:
+        """
+        Creates a surface with a rectangle and the message text written on it
+        :return: the surface with rendered message
+        """
+        surface = pygame.Surface((self.chat_width, self.height))
+        surface.fill(DARKER_BLUE)
+        bg_color = BLUE * self.is_from_me + DARK_BLUE * (not self.is_from_me)
+        text_surface: pygame.Surface = font.render(self.text, True, WHITE)
+        padding = 5
+        # Size of the scaled text surface
+        blit_height = self.height - padding * 2
+        blit_width = round(text_surface.get_width() * blit_height / text_surface.get_height())
+        x = 0 if not self.is_from_me else self.chat_width - blit_width - padding * 2
+        pygame.draw.rect(surface, bg_color, (x, 0, blit_width + padding * 2, self.height))
+        text_surface = pygame.transform.smoothscale(text_surface, (blit_width, blit_height))
+        surface.blit(text_surface, (x + padding, padding))
+        return surface