#beatitudes

[many-sparrows]

"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

[tomicscomics]

01/27/2023

siiip...

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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

[angeltreasure]

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.

#Beatitudes #studying theology #Christianity #Christian #Catholic #Catholicism

[lisamarie-vee]

#eustache le sueur #painting #beatitudes #meekness #art institute of chicago

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

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

[Alive On All Channels]

#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

[theinwardlight]

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

#emil fuchs #quaker #christ #quakerism #christ's power #love #kingdom of God #beatitudes

[realbeeing]

blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God

#sephiroth #kabbalah #collage #art journal #beatitudes

[saint-of-ossaville]

“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)

#catholicism #gospel of matthew #sermon on the mount #beatitudes #jesus christ #bible verse #bible quote

[whatthymeizzit]

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

[apenitentialprayer]

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)

#Saint Cyprian #Christianity #Catholicism #mercy #charity #works of mercy #Beatitudes

[myremnantarmy]

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

[psalmonesermons]

Lessons from the beatitudes Part 1

Blessed are those who Hunger and Thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled

Hungering and Thirsting for God

How is your appetite today?

How much of an appetite do you have for God?

What do you hunger for today? Is it happiness, money, or a relationship, where will you find it? Be honest with yourself.

How much of a thirst do you have for God? If it is success you long for, where will you find it?

Or do you thirst for revenge, fame or fortune?

What are you thirsting for today?

When I was boy sometimes we would go to the cinema and find that we had come into theatre half way through the movie. This was no problem since you stayed on for the second performance and left once you had caught up all that you had missed.

Today's message from the Lord resembles this situation a bit since we are coming in half way through the Beatitudes but nevertheless I believe that is God’s will for our message today.

To set things in context you should know that the Beatitudes are part of that wonderful sermon given by Jesus to his disciples which is known as the Sermon on the Mount.

Matthew 5 The beatitudes

3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 Blessed are those who mourn,

for they will be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek,

for they will inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

for they will be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful,

for they will be shown mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart,

for they will see God.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they will be called children of God.

10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

The word ‘Beatitudes’ means simply the ‘blessednesses’ and each verse begins with the English word ‘blessed’ which means happy, fortunate, to be envied, enjoying the favour and approval of God and also enjoying God’s smile (my favourite).

The Greek word for blessed is Makarios, and some of us more senior people may recall Archbishop Makarios in Cyprus many years ago.

How would you like to have blessed as your surname? The best bible scholars have worked out that the beatitudes are a step wise progression so in a sense we can’t start in the middle. We all have start by being ‘poor in spirit ‘and begin to progress through the other beatitudes.

When we realise our spiritual poverty we can begin to mourn over our sins and receive the comfort and direction of God. The next stage is we begin to develop meekness which is best described as strength under control like a trained stallion. Once we have developed strength under control we can begin to hunger and thirst for God himself. The Lord knows where each one of us is at spiritually and if he is ministering this message to us today that is what he wants us to receive.

Motive

Why should we want to hunger and thirst for God and his righteousness?

Firstly Jesus tells us that we will experience the smile and approval of the Living God and it is his great delight to fill us when we hunger and thirst for righteousness.

Psalm 16:11 says, You will show me the path of life: in your presence [is] fullness of joy; at your right hand [there are] pleasures for evermore.

To hunger and thirst for righteousness is to hunger for God himself.

Matthew 5:6. The late Martin Lloyd Jones says this verse divides those who are believers from those who don’t know God. It only makes sense to one of those groups of people. Which group are you in?

Hungering and Thirsting

If we are what we eat then if we eat and drink righteousness then we will become righteousness!

So this means following hard after God in our lives. It is a relentless pursuit of God and all that is good in Him particularly pursuing his will in every area of our lives.

We will further explore what it means to hunger and thirst for righteousness in Part 2 of this study.

Amen

Personal Prayer

#christianity #bible study #bibletruth #blog post #blessings #psalmonesermons #faith #victory #beatitudes #hungering thirsting for righteousness

[eternal-echoes]

“‘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

#Catholic #Christianity #quotes #Pope Francis #beatitudes

[omnistpilgrim]

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

#beatitudes #christianity #bible verses

[imkeepinit]

Kurt Vonnegut, Christ-Loving Atheist

#quote #Kurt Vonnegut #beatitudes #ten commandments

[justana0kguy]

2023 SEPTEMBER 13 Wednesday

“Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours. Blessed are you who are now hungry, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who are now weeping, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude and insult you, and denounce your name as evil on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice and leap for joy on that day! Behold, your reward will be great in heaven. For their ancestors treated the prophets in the same way.

But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. But woe to you who are filled now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will grieve and weep. Woe to you when all speak well of you, for their ancestors treated the false prophets in this way.”

~ Luke 6:20-26

#bible #scripture #bible verse #gospel #Luke #Beatitudes #sermon #sermon on the plain #blessed #poor #kingdom #God #Lord #Jesus #Christ #hungry #satisfied #weeping #laugh #people #hate #exclude #insult #denounce #name #Son of Man #rejoice #great #reward #heaven