|
The Words of Jesus of Nazareth
|
Blessed are you who hear the word of God and follow it.
Doing so, you will be like the servant who, when the master comes, is found doing right.
Blessed are you who put your whole trust in God, for yours is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you who are acquainted with sorrow, for you will be given comfort and courage.
Blessed are you who have the humility to recognize your own need, for the whole earth will be yours.
Blessed are you who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for you will be satisfied and filled.
Blessed are you who are merciful, for you will receive mercy in return.
Blessed are you who are pure in heart, for you will see God.
Blessed are you who are peacemakers, for you will be called the children of God. Blessed are you who pursue salvation, for you will become the citizens of the kingdom of God.
Blessed are you when you suffer blame and are spoken evil of for doing my will. Rejoice, and leap for joy; for great is your reward in heaven. In the same manner they persecuted the great oracles of old.
How even more blessed are you who, not having seen me, believe, and keep your faith in me; blessed are your eyes, for they truly see, and your ears, for they truly hear.
Come, you who are so blessed by the Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
These are the very words of Jesus of
Nazereth. Taken originally from the Bible , and arranged here by subject as they appear in Lee Cantelon's book "The Words" (c) 1997. [www.thewords.com]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The_Words
|
010826
|
