Episode Transcript
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Grant us, Lord our God, that we may honor You
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with all our mind
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and love everyone in truth of heart.
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So the Collect goes this Sunday.
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The section of the Gospel for this Sunday
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can be referred to as the ‘Sermon on the Mount’
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because Jesus goes up a hill and teaches the crowds.
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However, it is better described by its other title:
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The Beatitudes,
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meaning the supreme blessedness and graces of God bestowed.
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The passage gives us an insight into the spirituality of Jesus,
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a person of faith
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who has an insight into the lives of His fellow human beings
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as signs of God's life and grace at work
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amidst the turmoil and emotional times in every individual's life.
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A poverty of spirit filled with God's spirit and
blessing.
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The gentle in the midst of oppression and violence.
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Those who genuinely mourn but are comforted
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in the knowledge of God's love and compassion.
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Those who hunger and strive to live a life of justice and integrity
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despite the temptation not to.
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Those who show mercy and try to live as an image of God to others.
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Those who live their lives genuinely
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and hold on to the truth and not act out of retaliation.
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Those who are persecuted because they live a prophetic life
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and do not waver.
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Those who themselves take on the life of Christ, the Trinity,
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and live it as Christ for others.
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These all speak to every human life,
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in particular, they challenge those of us who follow Christ
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and are baptized into the life of the Trinity
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and follow Christ as disciples.
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To recognize in our own lives the life of grace that has been gifted to us
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and how we use those gifts to live our life of faith for others.
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Christ also challenges us as His Church in the way we affirm in others
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the gifts of God's grace evident in them in the midst and context of life.
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Rejoice and be glad for your reward will be great in heaven.
