It’s been a rather difficult week or so at school for SJ. A few times she has just decided to burst into tears in the classroom. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men haven’t been able to figure out why.
I suspect one of her greatest frustrations (shared by those around her) [...]
There was in my grandmother’s farmhouse an uncomfortable chair. No matter how you squirmed or re-arranged yourself in it, it never seemed to offer you the fullness of getting into a satisfying position. It seemed specifically designed by the carpenter to make sure you could never relax.
I get that same feeling from this [...]
Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a [...]
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”
It is, I suppose, both truthful and fashionable at the same time to apply a sort of “spiritual interpretation” to this beatitude.
How and where shall the pure in heart see God? Reflected in His created image of course, as we have opportunity to [...]
There are a few celebrations coming up in the local L’arche community. L’arche is an international community founded on the principles of the Beatitudes; it is a home for adults with mental and often physical disabilities.
If you want to see a Christmas pageant with a difference, I really recommend the one put on [...]
Every fall AKW gives her English students an assignment based on the Margaret Laurence story The Sound of the Singing. The title of the assignment is taken from a line in the story: …the house I carry with me…
It is a fascinating concept: what is “the house I carry with me”? The place [...]
Another contexted thought: After doing a bit more reflecting on Chuck’s comment on Beatitudes V, one of the things that comes to mind is taking our example from God first, and then moving to human examples. What Chuck’s comment made me think of is that we need to look at how God displays mercy first, [...]
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.”
I wrap my head around this statement in so many ways. I find myself concerned with the question of whether or not my receiving mercy is dependent on my giving mercy – as Jesus seems to have made similar statements elsewhere. But of course when I [...]
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
As I get closer to the end of lent, I look to this beatitude and compare it with the temptations of Jesus in the wilderness. Lent is a period of fasting. Jesus fasted for 40 days, and when offered the opportunity [...]
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
I have often wondered exactly what the quality of being “meek” is all about. I think about the Magnificat – the song that Mary sang as recorded in the gospel of Luke – “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my [...]
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