Happy are you who are poor, ...who are hungry, ...who weep.
Luke 6:20-26
Jesus starts his sermon on the mount with the challenging and counter cultural litany of the Beatitudes.
The Beatitudes are unsettling. At first reading they can sound as though Jesus is endorsing the hardships of poverty, hunger and sadness as the preferred state of living. I don't believe so. Certainly in my own life, suffering is where I tend to open up more to God and invite him in. It's in those times I am closest to God who knows all suffering. It's in those times I am blessed.
Lord Jesus, I want to invite you into my life in the good times and in the bad. I invite you in today.
Saint John Chrysostom, please pray for me.
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