Epiphany IV - A
February 2, 2020
Matthew 5:1-12 –
NRSV
The Beatitudes
5 When
Jesus[a] saw the crowds,
he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him.
2 Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:
3 “Blessed
are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 “Blessed
are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5 “Blessed
are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
6 “Blessed
are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
7 “Blessed
are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
8 “Blessed
are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
9 “Blessed
are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
10 “Blessed
are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom
of heaven.
11 “Blessed
are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil
against you falsely[b] on my account.
12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same
way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Footnotes:
Matthew
5:1
Gk he
Matthew
5:11
Other ancient authorities lack falsely
Unlearn
What
if there are no sides?
No
God in the skies?
And
all that you’ve been told
has
yet to unfold?
What
if the poor in spirit
garner
divine merit?
What
if mourning and grief
turn
to dancing and relief?
What
if the powerful have no say
and
the meek bring on a new day?
What
if hunger and thirst are gone
with
food and drink now for all?
What
if grace and mercy
help
us all to see?
What
if those pure in heart
teach
to us a new kind of art?
Now
peacemakers are named
by
divine decree acclaimed.
What
is learned
must
be unlearned
if
we are all to discern
the
nearness of God’s Kingdom.
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a Sunday
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permission.
kennstorck@gamil.com
Hello Pastor Kenn. I am also a Pastor from Mumbai India. I am glad to stop by your profile on the blogger and the blog post. Iam also blessed and feel privileged and honoured to get connected with you as well as kow you and about your Pastoral experience in the Lutheran Evangelical Church. It was interesting to go through your write up on the Beatitudes. I love getting connected with the people of God around the globe to be ecouraged strengthened and praying for one another. I have been in the Pastoral ministry for last 4o yrs in this greatcity of Mumbai a city with a great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the brokenhearted.We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the brokenhearted. We also encourge young and the adults from the west to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time.We would love to have young people from your churches to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. I sure they will have a life changing experience. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. God's richest blessings on you yoru family and the ministry you still do. Also wishing you and your family a blessed and a Christ centered rest of the new year 2020. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede.
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