Pastor's corner - Look at life from God’s perspective

This meditation is based on Matt. 5.1-12

The Beatitudes (“The Message”)

In the beatitudes Jesus lays out eight principles for gaining true happiness.

These points appear to contradict everyday assumptions – both then and now.

Here’s what happened.

Having recently chosen his disciples, Jesus had just begun his ministry.

This wise teacher was quickly gaining in popularity, and he was attracting large crowds.

And there, by the Sea of Galilee, in the quiet of the grassy, rolling hills of Northern Israel, Jesus delivered a powerful sermon.

The crowd before him represented a cross section of humanit...