November 5, 2023 Matthew 5:1-12 Jesus is the personification of the Beatitudes. The rich who became poor. He mourned over our Sin and rejection. He is the one who truly thirsts and hungers for righteousness so that we would be reconciled with God. He is the only person who is merciful to his enemies, the peacemaker willing to lay down his life for the sake of all Creation. Jesus is not offering his disciples moralistic if/then propositions. Jesus does the Beatitudes to the point of his death. And through your baptism and willingness to follow Christ, the Beatitudes become yours, and they become a description of the great cloud of saints so that no matter the ordeal, you and the saints are blessed. Get full access to Brewing Theology at teerhardy.substack.com/subscribe