Long ago and far away a carpenter from a remote village called Nazareth turned Rabbi and delivered the greatest and most thought provoking message this world had ever heard. Nothing has since or shall ever be equal to what we in the church call The Sermon on the Mount.
He covered a lot of ground in the introduction alone. We typically and traditionally call them the Beatitudes and it is there where the Rabbi said:
Blessed are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
For they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful,
For they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
For they shall be called sons of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake,
For theirs is the kingdom of God.
His words leave me with many questions. The first one being: How then shall we live?
(Matt.5:3-10)
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