CONTENTED OF DEEP SOUL - STOCKI'S BEATITUDES
02/11/2020
photo: Philip McCrea
I was preaching on Jesus Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12). Much as I thinking that the greek word makarios is best translated blessed, blessed has lost a little bit of its pointed meaning. I am very unhappy with translations of the Beatitudes that translate it as happy. As I was preaching and seeking to unpack the text I started seeking my own translation and came up with "contented of deep soul". After I preached I jotted down my own Beatitudes based on many Biblical idea that I have preached on this past year.
Contented of deep soul are those who know their place in God’s order of things
Contented of deep soul are those who look in the mirror and know that they are loved just as they are
Contented of deep soul are those who do not compare themselves with anybody else
Contented of deep soul are those who do not need to reach for the advertisers temptations to find satisfaction in the buying of things
Contented of deep soul are those who go to sleep knowing that they are forgiven for all their quirks, foibles and bad decisions
Contented of deep soul are those who forgive those who have hurt them because then they can no longer be hurt by the hurt
Contented of deep soul are who have discovered the gifts God has given them and have gifted them to the world
Contented of deep soul are those who love their neighbour with the the same grace that God loves them
Contented of deep soul who love their enemies and know the holiness of peacemaking
Contented of deep soul are those who are content with their place in God’s order of things
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