Stephen Said Jesus turned to the ones on his left and he will say: “Depart from me you who are accursed. For I was hungry, but you didn’t give me anything to eat. So we grew our own food, but we had to sell it into the international trading system, using the money to pay […]

Step One! Step One – Pray for ones whose life’s no fun. Step Two! Step Two – If they cry, cry with them too. Step Three! Step Three – Wait and see what help to be. Step Four! Step Four – Talk right. Act right. All right? Sure! Step Five! Step Five – Be kind […]

Mark Delaney If I had to summarise the Beatitudes, this would be it. Jesus was speaking directly, I’ve come to believe, to a bunch of tired, worn-out, down-and-out, poor people. People a lot like our neighbours. We’ve spent the last 14 years living in poor neighbourhoods in Delhi. In the last five years we’ve been […]

Blessed are the lost and confused, for admitting what the rest of us deny Blessed are the paranoid, for they will realise they were right all along Blessed are those who are cursed by bad luck, for their number will finally come up Blessed are those willing to go the second mile, for they will […]

3God blesses those people who depend only on him. They belong to the kingdom of heaven! 4God blesses those people who grieve. They will find comfort! 5God blesses those people who are humble. The earth will belong to them! 6God blesses those people who want to obey him more than to eat or drink. They […]

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 […]

1. Blessed are they who love their partners more than any other person in the world. 2. Blessed are the husband and wife who continue to be affectionate and considerate. 3. Blessed are the husband and wife who are as respectful to one another as they are to their friends. 4. Blessed are the husband […]

Stair-steps to Heaven A Rhyme by Vicki Jones Cole Step One……. Ask God’s help to get it done. Step Two……. Cry boo hoo! Step Three…. Get down on bended knee. Step Four……. Hunger for goodness evermore. Step Five……. Be kind to all alive. Step Six………..Keep evil out of the mix Step Seven…. Stop all fighting, […]

Marion E. Kinneman (1895-1985) Blessed are those parents who make their peace with spilled milk and with mud, for of such is the kingdom of childhood. Blessed is the parent who engages not in the comparison of his child with others, for precious unto each is the rhythm of his own growth. Blessed are the […]

The Blessedness (of the Be-Attiudes) involves living a deliberately chosen life which is not involved in the power and violence of the world, and which – because of this fact – makes the ones living this sort of life immensely vulnerable to being turned into victims. The poor in spirit are poor relative to people […]

I believe that the poor in spirit will inherit the kingdom of Heaven. I believe there will be comfort for those who mourn. I believe that being meek is a good thing and that those who give everything will inherit the earth. I believe that those whose heart is set on seeking righteousness will find […]

Then Jesus took his disciples up on the mountain and gathered them around Him. And then He taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, Blessed are the meek, Blessed are the merciful, Blessed are you who thirst for justice, Blessed are you who are persecuted, Blessed are the peacemakers.” And Simon Peter said, […]