Tomorrow in church, we get to hear the beatitudes. Are there more beautiful words in the bible? I think not.
- Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.
- Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.
- Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,for they will be satisfied.
- Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
- Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.
- Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
- Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Each one of them is fundamentally about trust. Don't know where to turn? Trust. Are you sorrowful? Trust, and it will be taken from you in time. Are you walked all over by everyone? Trust, for it will not always be so. Tired of seeing people not get a fair shake? Trust, and you will someday see justice done.
I know I don't always get it right in my life. But the beatitudes are not a rule book, and they are not a strategy. They are a prism, a prism of trust, through which to view the world and approach it. As long as I continue to try and view the world through the beatitudes, nothing the world or anything in it does can wound me, or take away my happiness.
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