Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Today's Reflection... The Beatitudes

Today's Reflection... 
The Beatitudes

Today, Jesus goes up on the mountain to give his teaching to his disciples. This draws a certain similarity to Moses; he too, delivered God’s law from an elevated place, Mount Sinai. In the traditional way of a teacher, Jesus sits down to teach. We see him doing the same in the synagogue at Nazareth (Luke 4:20). Jesus begins the discourse with the wonderful words of the Beatitudes, each one beginning with the words, “Blessed are those…” It is important to realize that being a follower of Christ is intended to be a source of deep happiness and a realization that one is truly fortunate to have discovered this vision of life. We pray for the grace to truly live out the teaching in the Beatitudes.

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