As we approach Ash Wednesday and the Lenten season, it's time to take some self-inventory. Where in my faith am I strong? Where am I week? Am I compassionate? Do I care? Am I humble? Do I seek peace or do I seek to stir the pot?
Matthew 5 begins Jesus first public teaching. In it, Jesus lays out the plan for this new movement he's about to start. The words of Jesus seem upside down in today's world, but if we care to ponder and apply them to our own life, might we find what we are so often looking for…. Peace, love, joy, and hope.
