Luke 6:17, 20-26
Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place, with a
great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea,
Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon.
Then he looked up at his disciples and said:
‘Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the
kingdom of God.
‘Blessed are you who are hungry now,
for you will be
filled.
‘Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
‘Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude
you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice on that
day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is
what their ancestors did to the prophets.
‘But woe to you who are rich,
for you have
received your consolation.
‘Woe to you who are full now,
for you will be
hungry.
‘Woe to you who are laughing now,
for you will mourn
and weep.
‘Woe to you when all
speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.’
Reflection:
Do I agree with the blessings and woes taught by Jesus?
Which of the blessings that I need most and which of the
woes that I need to be healed by Jesus?