HOW HAPPY ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT; THEIRS IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
Today’s readings tell us what we need to follow Christ and become more like him. Getting our priorities right in God’s eyes may not be easy, nor is it always the way of the world, but it will bring happiness in God’s kingdom.
At the beginning of his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches the Beatitudes, which focus on the qualities he expects his disciples to have. They are not ‘rules’ like the commandments, more a road map for discipleship, laying out the way to follow him. Jesus is calling us to learn what it really means to be ‘glad and rejoice’ – in him alone.
This week, we may pray to recognise all the blessings the Lord has given us, so that we might walk more closely with Jesus in his work, just as he walks with us in our lives.
Source: Scripture reflection and image prepared for St Beuono's Outreach, Diocese of Wrexham UK available at www.australiancatholics.com.au