9/06/11

Lectio: Lk 6.20-26

“And raising his eyes toward his disciples, he [Jesus] said, ‘Blessed are you who are poor for the kingdom of God is yours’.” Lk 6.20

“O God, You speak to us in many ways but especially through Your Son .
I remember Jesus gave us the Magna Carta for right living in His sermon on the Plain as recorded by Luke and in His sermon on the Mount as recorded by Matthew.
Grant that I may strive to live in accordance with the spirit of the Beatitudes for it is Your way of blessedness both now and forever.

I ask this of You who lives and reigns with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever. Amen.

Operatio: Reflect on the “Beatitudes” - Jesus was not extolling an poverty and hun ger and thirst as an economic goal; rather He was extolling attitudes for Christian living in this life. Resolve to pray always to have the right attitudes by living in accordance with the Beatitudes.

Tomorrow’s readings: Mt 1.1-16, 18-23