A sonnet inspired by the Beatitudes shared by Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount.
The Blessing We Seek
The Path of Blessedness
In the beatitudes, Jesus offers us nine qualities of being a disciple, and blesses us when we seek to do them. Here is my sermon on the beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12.
“Blessed Are You.” My sermon on November 3, 2019, All Saints Sunday
Then Jesus looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Luke 6:20 “Blessed are you,” Jesus says. “Blessed are you.” But what does it mean to be blessed? The notion of being 'blessed' goes back a long, long way. In ancient Greek and…
