The liturgical readings for the next few weeks (2 Corinthians) and months (Matthew’s Gospel) will call us to make the Christian life concrete in our everyday lives. St. Paul addresses very specific issues that have risen in the local Church at Corinth. He applies gospel principles to real life situations. We start reading from Matthew’s Gospel in the Sermon on the Mount, in particular the Beatitudes. This is Jesus’ Magna Carta, declaration of the values that his followers are to strive to attain. What is most striking about the Beatitudes is that the blessing is found in unexpected places, in almost negative moments: in being poor in spirit, in hungering and thirsting for justice. Where have you found God’s blessing in ways that surprised you?
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By Church Staff
