Teaching the Sixth Beatitude by Jeanne Sparks
Categories: Beatitudes
Read Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Qualities of "pure:"
- Being clean inside in thought and in speaking (not swearing)
- Magnifying the good
- Being natural
- Serving only one master
- Cleansing daily to be at one with God
- Having clean moral values and motives
- Being spotless, without blemish.
Qualities of "heart:"
- Referring to the center of thinking, feeling
- Center of our being
- Pure throughout
- Place where moral decisions are made.
Qualities of "see:"
- Understanding God's spiritual nature
- Perceiving good up close and far off—everywhere
- Experiencing daily all the attributes of God and His abundance.
Paraphrasing of Beatitude # 6
- Happy are those who continually and honestly clean up their acts, for they shall experience all good in every area of their lives.
- Happy are those who magnify the good all around them, for they will understand God's goodness everywhere and in every thing.
Create your own paraphrase of the sixth beatitude – Matt 5:8
Create a Reward poster for the sixth beatitude.
- INSTANTANEOUS GOOD IN EVERYTHING YOU:
- Offered daily to all who are:
- Clean in all their
- Who truly want to see good all over and over all.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. |
