Teaching the Fifth Beatitude by Jeanne Sparks
Categories: Beatitudes
Read Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Qualities of "merciful:"
- Recognizing a need and acting upon it
- Being able to "walk in someone else's shoes"—thinking and feeling as that individual does
- Loving and appreciating others because God is Love and man is His image and likeness
- Loving unconditionally
- Forgiving and forgetting—not holding something over someone's head
- Doing unto others as we would have them do unto us.
Qualities of "mercy:"
- Compassion
- Tenderness
- Pardoning
- Prosperity
- Lovingly blessed
- Reflection of love back to us as we love others.
Paraphrasing of Beatitude # 5
- Happy are those who sincerely show their care and concern for others, for others will show care and concern for them.
- Happy are those who always praise the good thoughts and actions of others, for they will be praised rather than criticized for their thoughts and actions.
Create your own paraphrase of the fifth beatitude – Matt 5:7
Create a Reward poster for the fifth beatitude.
- INSTANTANEOUS APPRECIATION FOR YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL
- Offered daily to all who:
- Appreciate everyone else for the good they express.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. |
