BLESSED

Lady of Light

In Mathew 5, Jesus gives us his well known "Sermon on the Mount." Most of us are familiar with this but the thing that struck me interesting as a reread this today is the fact that every verse begins with the word. Blessed. It really speaks of a God who loves his children and wants to bless them.

My favorite is "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God. The bible directs us in other places also to "Pursue peace." We can apply this in our live because when we pursue this goal, God gives us the grace and the needed patience to accomplish it.

This can be as simple as not tail gating in traffic. Or not trying to push ahead of someone in line at Dunkin' Donuts. Or not arguing unnecessarily with people over minor things. There is a saying I like: "You can win and argument and lose a soul."
It is important that we speak up about certain things - certainly we shouldn't compromise our values or our faith, but there are usually peaceful ways in which we can do this with the "grace of God".

Remember in this day that you are blessed. If you get a chance to read the "Sermon on the Mount", you can experience many individual blessings that God has for you.

God bless you and have a great day!

Lady of Light