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"Autumn why do u cry when you take the church's donations to the food bank" "why do u get so emotional when you sort donations for the congregation's college students" because i was hungry and you fed me. because i was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. because whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me. because in gods kingdom, the last must be put first. because this is the purest religious experience i can have and the most direct communion with the divine.
#also because stuff like this shows that im not in this alone#that i and we are so beloved by others#mysticism#christian mysticism#theology#christian#liberation theology#progressive christian#the love (etc)#i see god in everything#godblr#endless grace#autumn preaches#the last will be first#beatitudes
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JOKE-OGRAPHY:
Jesus says, "Blessed are the poor in spirit." The priest in this cartoon asks his students what they think He meant. The girl who raises her hand says her father only feels blessed when he's POURIN' spirits, which implies her father is a drinker. The joke is that "poor in spirit" (Jesus's quote) sounds like "pouring spirits" (i.e. drinking spirits, as in alcohol), so the girl is confusing the two terms and implying that Jesus meant people who drink a lot of alcohol feel blessed.
#jesus#matthew#matthew 5#beatitudes#poor in spirit#but spirit as in alcohol#im a cathoholic#bible#catholic#catholic memes#catholic humor#catholic art#christian#christian memes#christian humor#christian art#priest#father#spit take#drinking bottled water through a straw#tom#gould#tomgould#tom gould#tomics#tomics comics#jokes that seamlessly blend alcoholism and religion together because im a catholic so i worship wine as the blood of my pagan god
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Beatitudes
Blessed are the poor in spirit, the kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
Blessed are they who mourn, they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, they will be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful, they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart, they will see God.
Blessed are the peacekeepers, they will be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, the kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
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A tree struck by lightning, Gundiah, Queensland. [Photo by Suzanne McCowen via ABC Brisbane]
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“Scripture scholars contend that the original language of the Beatitudes should not be rendered as “Blessed are the single-hearted” or “Blessed are the peacemakers” or “Blessed are those who struggle for justice.” Greater precision in translation would say, “You’re in the right place if…you are single-hearted or work for peace.” The Beatitudes is not a spirituality, after all. It’s a geography. It tells us where to stand.”
― Gregory J. Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart:
The Power of Boundless Compassion
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#lightning#tree#tree struck by lightning#Australia#Queensland#Gregory J. Boyle#Tattoos of the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion#Alive On All Channels#quotes#beatitudes#where to stand
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There shall be a uniting power and changing love, by which we will be led to create the society of the meek, who are stronger than the strong; the society of the loving, who cannot be broken by force; the society of those who live in the truth that rends the power of insincerity. The kingdom of God shall by built by those who can suffer and forgive and love, and overcome evil with good.
Emil Fuchs, Christ in Catastrophe
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Lessons from the Beatitudes Part 5
Summary of the Beatitudes Matthew 5:7-11
v.7 Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy; The Lord is our Shepherd, and He leads us on into the area of forgiveness. He showed us how it is done and now expects us to give it in the same way. We must show that same mercy to others especially the poor! In everyday terms this means dealing with offences, resentments, and even full-blown hate. Hurt produces anger and then resentment manifesting in grudges and thought and/or acts of hatred. Mercy costs us the sinful fleshly pleasure of revenge. The seeds of resentment will produce a bitter harvest in our lives. resentment is like an addictive drug...
We must sow mercy and forgiveness and then the world will see Christ in us because it knows the thrill of revenge.
v.8 Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God: We must lift clean hands to God flowing out from a pure heart. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks! Create in me a clean heart O God. We must purify our hearts by washing with the Word of God, which is sharper than a two-edged sword' piercing even to the division of the soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intentions of the heart (Hebrews 4:12.). We need to bring all our ugliness, prejudices, mental barriers and even our very motives to God having the removed and replaced by that which is truth. As our hearts are purified so the desire to see God grows. The Lord can only be revealed to those whose hearts are pure as only they have the correct motives and perspective to see Him. To see His hand, the finger of God moving, to see His MO [1] to see His motive and it is always agape Love.
As we allow our hearts to be purified our motives will become godly and will see God in others, in situations in our own lives and of course eventually we will see Him face to face.
v.9 Blessed are the peace makers for they shall be called the sons of God. The Son of God came to reconcile sinful man to a Holy God, He is the ultimate peace maker giving us peace with God and the peace of God. As we are purified so we become peaceable towards men and the desire to witness and evangelise grows i.e. to preach the gospel of peace. Like Father like Son, and hence like sons.
We must bring the peace of God to the unbelieving out of a pure heart, with correct motives and a lifestyle which is above reproach.
v.10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. All that live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution! I call it 'negative confirmation ' that you are in the will of God! It seems that every step of faith we take in God that there is a persecution raised by the enemy.
Remember Nehemiah, at first, they mocked and then progressed through various steps to threatening to murder him. (Nehemiah is a good study in which to see Satan's strategy of discouragement of believers).
As we step out into God's plan, we will consider ourselves as blessed (and not be discouraged) in that we have been considered worthy to be persecuted for Jesus’ sake.
v.11 Blessed are you when men cast insults at you and persecute you and say all manner of evil against you falsely on account of Me... Bible-bashers, Jesus freaks, God-squad, nutters and worse, if you have or are being called such, rejoice Jesus says you are blessed. Do you believe Him? We are called to make up or share in the sufferings of Christ, who for the joy that was set before Him endured death, even death on the cross. Not just insults but nails and death.
We must consider ourselves blessed as the inevitable persecutions come forth and be of the same mind as Christ.
Summary
Consider the stepwise order of the Beatitudes (using the example of the salvation process).
Only the admission of our poverty in spirit to God can enable Him to breathe His life into us.
When we reach the point of mourning over our sins God can do something with us.
God begins to work in us producing meekness and humility.
Meekness with humility removes paralysing fear from us and produces courage in us to go and possess the land, to begin to fulfil all our destiny in Christ.
We no longer try to do things in our own strength. Our tastes and likes to begin to change.
God begins to fill us with a hunger and thirst for His things. We begin to hunger for His Word and to thirst for God’s presence. We also begin to long for the things that God longs for.
As we allow our hearts to be purified our motives will become godlier and will begin to see God in others and in situations in our own lives.
Having received the peace of God, we must bring it to the unbelieving out of a pure heart, with correct motives and a lifestyle which is above reproach.
We must consider ourselves blessed as the inevitable persecutions come forth and be of the same mind as Christ and remember to rejoice and not be discouraged.
Amen
Further study
Consider the Beatitudes in the book of Nehemiah.
Consider the Beatitudes in an area of your life.
Convert the beatitudes into a prayer for your own and others growth in discipleship.
Prayer
Lord, we come to you in Jesus’ name, confessing our poverty and inability to do anything for you in your kingdom. We realise that we are weak and sinful people and are fed up with our powerlessness. Lord, as we mourn over our sins, forgive, and cleanse us and produce meekness and humility in our lives. Free us from paralysing fear and enable and empower us to possess the land and fulfil all our destiny in Christ. Take away the desire to do things in our own strength but rather fill us with a hunger and thirst for you and your things. Let us be a people like David, men, and women after your own heart. Purify our hearts, motives, and lives that we might begin to see you and bring the unbelievers to your wonderful salvation. Cause us to rejoice and consider ourselves blessed when the inevitable persecution and reviling comes. For Jesus’ sake. Amen.
Further revelation; could it be that the step wise progression of the beatitudes are mirrored in reverse with the wicked, so that they end up becoming the persecutors? Check it out!
[1] Modus operandi i.e. his way of doing things.
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blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God
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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. / Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. / Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. / Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. / Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. / Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. / Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. / Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
— Matthew 5:3-12, New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)
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Come Follow Me quiz:
Happy Sunday!
#come follow me#Tumblrstake#Beatitudes#Bible quiz#I think I might finally be running out of questions?#My secret is i think of something I randomly want people to know about me and then figure out what question it would answer
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For he will not be able to merit the mercy of God who himself has not been merciful, nor will gain any request from the Divine Love by his prayers, who has not been humane toward the prayer of the poor.
Saint Cyprian of Carthage, On Works and Alms (5:2a)
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𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑
Monday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel Mt 5:1-12
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain,
and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
He began to teach them, saying:
"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.
Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you
and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me.
Rejoice and be glad,
for your reward will be great in heaven.
Thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you."
#jesus#catholic#my remnant army#jesus christ#virgin mary#faithoverfear#saints#jesusisgod#endtimes#artwork#Jesus is coming#beatitudes#Gospel#word of God#bible#biblevisuals#bibleversoftheday#bibleverse
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“‘Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.’ The ‘earth’ to conquer is the salvation of our brother and sister. There is no earth better than someone’s heart, no land more beautiful to gain than peace renewed with a brother or sister. This is the earth to inherit.”
- Pope Francis
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Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
Blessed are the pure of heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
-Matthew 5:3-10
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