Teaching the Fourth Beatitude by Jeanne Sparks
Categories: Beatitudes
Read Matthew 5:6
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Qualities of "hunger:"
- Need
- Eagerness
- Strong desire
- Passionate concern
- Super focused
Qualities of "thirst:"
- Eagerness
- Moisture
- Craving
Qualities of "filled:"
- Satisfied
- Fully supplied
- Complete
- Enough
Note: Eating and drinking are necessities of life. God does not starve us.
Paraphrasing of Beatitude # 4
- Happy are those who have a passionate concern and eagerness for goodness and justice, for they shall be completely satisfied with everything.
- Happy are those who are really focused and craving for every event of their lives to be right; for they shall be fully supplied with right friends, home, career, and abundance.
Create your own paraphrase of the fourth beatitude – Matt 5:6
Create a Reward poster for the above beatitude.
- INSTANTANEOUS COMPLETE SUPPLY OF ANY AND EVERY NEED
- Offered daily to all who eagerly stay super focused on right motives and acts.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
- Have you ever been hungry? Thirsty?
- For how long?
- What did it take for you to be filled?
- Have you ever really been hungry to achieve something?
- Winning a game or race?
- Getting an A on a test or paper?
- Going on a vacation?
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