Gospel: Matthew
5:1-12
When
Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his
disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying:
“Blessed
are the poor in spirit,
for
theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
Blessed
are they who mourn,
for they
will be comforted.
Blessed
are the meek,
for they
will inherit the land.
Blessed
are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they
will be satisfied.
Blessed
are the merciful,
for they
will be shown mercy.
Blessed
are the clean of heart,
for they
will see God.
Blessed
are the peacemakers,
for they
will be called children of God.
Blessed
are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for
theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
Blessed
are you when they insult you and persecute you
and utter
every kind of evil against you falsely because of me.
Rejoice
and be glad,
for your
reward will be great in heaven.
Thus they
persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
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Reflection:
A man thought that he could find his happiness in this
world so he went after the things of this world. Only to find out later that
worldly happiness was not the key to real happiness.
Jesus in our gospel gives us the eight Beatitudes,
what is the meaning of beatitude? It means happiness, not according to the
definition of this world. But happiness according to the interpretation of
Jesus.
How do you interpret happiness? Do you interpret it according to the standards of this world? For example, many of us
have this mindset of finding happiness in the accumulation of money, power and
having everything that this world could offer. But these are not the key to
real happiness.
Let us seek our
happiness and fulfilment in Jesus and according to the eight beatitudes which
He gave us and we will surely find it. For Jesus has not refused anyone who
seek to find his/her happiness in Him and His teachings.
Where does your
happiness lies right now? Is your happiness focused in this world alone? Try to
reflect on these pronouncements of Jesus about the beatitudes. For in Jesus and
His beatitudes you will find real happiness. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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