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On All Saints Day we read the Beatitudes, Jesus declaration of blessing to his would-be disciples (Matthew 5:1-12). Blessing involves Gods presence and favor. These blessings begin with four groups of people no one wants to join. We remind ourselves that Jesus audiences lived tough lives. Poverty was normal, and lives were short. The poor in spirit suffer destitution that grinds people down; those who mourn grieve because they encounter suffering at every turn; the meek are those without power, and people hunger and thirst for righteousness when true justice is scarce. While we in the United States are rallying to protect ourselves, Jesus announces that God is also at work in West Africa, where the Ebola outbreak has wrought grief and terror. huffingtonpost/greg-carey/all-saints-day-facing-death-matthew-51-12_b_6054404.html
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:14:23 +0000

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