Beatitudes

In the third Beatitude Jesus’ declares, “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5, NRSV).

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The next Beatitude declares, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted” (Matthew 5:4, NRSV).

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Jesus opens the Beatitudes with the words, “Blessed are the poor in spirit” (Matthew 5:3, NRSV).

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Jesus starts the Sermon on the Mount with the Beatitudes. This series of nine blessing statements embody the essence of the entire sermon. In a reconstructed abundance, they say a great deal about living by soul in a spirit of love. But how?

Starting tomorrow I will dig into each of the individual statements. But before I do, it is important for us explore the word that opens each Beatitude, “Blessed.”

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