I ran across a video clip today with Bono of U2 talking about and performing a song originally written back in the 80’s during the recording of Joshua Tree. Its about his experience visiting Ethiopia in 1984. Its a great song, and I love pretty much everything from U2. But what caught my attention was the retelling of the Beatitudes at the end of the song. The lyrics go like this:

Blessed are the meek who scratch in the dirt
For they shall inherit what’s left of the earth
Blessed are the kings who’ve left their thrones
They are buried in this valley of dry bones

Blessed all of you with an empty heart
For you got nothing from which you cannot part
Blessed is the ego, it’s all we got this hour
Blessed is the voice that speaks truth to power

Blessed is the sex worker who sold her body tonight
She used what she got to save her children’s life
Blessed are you, the deaf cannot hear a scream
Blessed are the stupid who can dream

Blessed are the tin canned cardboard slums
Blessed is the spirit that overcomes.

Grace and Peace,
Raffi

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