The Beatitudes: Be Attitude

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain,
and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
He began to teach them, saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the land.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart,
for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you
and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me.
Rejoice and be glad,
for your reward will be great in heaven.”




From the 5th chapter of St. Matthew today we heard the Beatitudes; these 8 sayings of Jesus which tell us how to "be". I have spoken often lately about being because I so believe in what was drilled into me throughout my formation: "It's not what we do but who we are."

The Beatitudes tell us who we are if we wish to follow the roadmap as drawn for us by Jesus. We are called to be poor in spirit, to be meek, to hunger & thirst for righteousness, to be merciful, to be clean of heart, to be peacemakers, even to be persecuted and insulted and falsely accused beacuse of righteousness and because of Jesus. And thrown in this mix is the beatitude to mourn.

If we truly focus on these blessings of Jesus it's about being. Jesus calls us today to BE ATTITUDE.

Have an attitude at all times that places Him at the center of our lives and an attitude that affirms from our "being"we will serve Him by serving one another.

Live the beatitudes everyday. Start this week by praying and reflecting on each beatitude every day of the week ahead.

And ask Jesus in your prayer to show more clearly who you are for we are all called to be His.

And then remember His promise: your reward will be great in heaven. And for that we most definetly can rejoice and be glad!