I have very few religious books for children at home, but one of my favourites is a book for lower primary school readers by Steph Williams, titled Little Me, Big God: Stories About Jesus.[1] I thought about that title as I prepared this sermon. The third Beatitude in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:5) is often …
Nothing in my hand I bring
Last week, I suggested that, in his inaugural sermon at the Nazareth synagogue (Lk 4:16-21), and in the Beatitudes which must have been taught very soon after, Jesus echoed the words of Isaiah 61:1-7. I said that Jesus came to change the world, to turn the world upside down, to right wrongs, to pour out compassion, …
A guide to the Beatitudes
In what would be his last sermon, Pope Francis emphasised a contrast between the way of the world and the Way of Jesus. He said: Today’s builders of Babel tell us that there is no room for losers, and that those who fall along the way are losers. Theirs is the construction site of Hell. …
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