We are a dynamic and compassionate community of faith seeking to know the truth of God in Christ and the courage to act for the good of God’s kingdom. We believe that all people are made in God’s image, and are therefore welcome to the fellowship of this place.

The passage we just read is called the ‘beatitudes,’ the blessings…. So because I took Greek for a whole summer… just enough to be dangerous… I’m going to give you my paraphrase of this passage…
* Blessed, that is, loved, are the ones whose hopes have been crushed; the kingdom of God is manifest because of them.
* Blessed, that is, loved, are the ones who lament the trials of the world, its evils and injustices; God suffers with them.
* Blessed, that is, loved, are the ones who are courageous, judicious, patient, and merciful; because there will always be a reckoning.
* Blessed, that is, loved are the ones who have a passion for justice; because justice sustains community.
* Loved, are the ones who are kind; because kindness engenders kindness in others.
* Loved, are the ones who are true to themselves, honest in short; because being true is seeing the truth.
* The ones God loves are the ones who cooperate instead of competing and fighting; those are the ones God can use in the world.
* God loves the ones who risk trouble because of their quest for justice and truth; because that is the way kingdom people act.
* God loves the ones who risk derision and scorn from their neighbors just because they serve the cause and speak the truth; people will do this because truth hurts. And there are those who refuse to hear it.

The Rev. James B. Flowers – Read more on the Sermons page

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