Today's lessons are Psalm 37:1-6, Micah 6:1-8, I Corinthians 1:18-31 and Matthew 5:1-12
The Beatitudes point us in another direction from the world. They tell us our values are wrong in some ways and validate the best of who we are. They ground us in the world we live in, Christianity is not escapism, it isn't your best life now, it re-connects us with the world around us. We tend to get into our isolation chambers of self seeking and what Jesus says is that, as Jacob Marley told Ebenezer Scrooge, my business was mankind. We are to be pointed towards the rewards Jesus promises here but the path is directly into the pain and suffering of the world, meeting it head on, not seeking to rise above it. He immersed Himself in the messiness of humanity and the Father was always enough for Him. Our task is to do the same, we must always challenge ourselves to fall deeply in love with Him and His mission and say, It is enough.
