“For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). I haven’t heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere.
“Blessed are the merciful” in a courtroom? “Blessed are the peacemakers” in the Pentagon? Give me a break!”
― Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country
Jesus had such simple ideas.
Blessed are the merciful.
Blessed are the pure of heart.
Blessed are the peace makers.
Such simple ideas.
But we are complicated people.
I have a right to defend myself.
I have a right to bear arms.
I will serve my country in time of war
I will sue you for every imagined wrong.
I will protect the institution over the individual.
Jesus became a Christian symbol and his simple ideas have been mostly forgotten, replaced with institutions, hierarchies, rituals and dogmas.
Jesus had such simple ideas, but we are such complicated people.
Very nice! I think even in his time, things were more complicated than he would have admitted.
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True. But he said what he believed and was willing to suffer the consequences of his action. Thanks for visiting.
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We should be simple rather than complicated. This is a great post. Thank you.
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Thanks Christy. I guess this is my response to all the negativity in the news.
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Great response. Hope you have a great rest of your day.
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