Selwyn spends one more day on the seventh beatitude: ‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God’ (Matthew 5:9). He summarises what he has been talking about over the last few days, as follows: ‘ … when it comes to the matter of peace there are three types of people – [...]
I find myself writing this on a beautiful sky blue day, sun shining and a gentle soft breeze – the garden and flowers are reflecting the beauty of this lovely Wednesday, 23 August 2006. I could easily think that the peaceful view through my window extends across the world. Yet, as we all know, this world is in [...]
Selwyn continues to look at the seventh beatitude: ‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God’ (Matthew 5:9). He also continues discussing the theme “that we need to experience the peace of God in our own hearts. How can we share what we don’t have?”
I like the following comment: “Multitudes have [...]
The opening sentence of today’s study is, I think, an important point, which is a good guide for many (if not most) of our Christian activities: “Those who seek to be peacemakers will find their mission is more effective when they ensure there are no unresolved conflicts within themselves.”
On reading this I thought of Matthew 7:3-5, [...]
Today, the verses set for reading and meditation are Isaiah 9:1-7, as follows: “Netherless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the Gentiles, by the way of [...]
Today, Selwyn continues to consider the seventh beatitude: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God’ (Matthew 5:9).
He takes us through one of his personal reflections: ” … being a peacemaker has been one of my greatest concerns and a major goal in my life”: he then talks about how he [...]
Not once, but twice
Selwyn now considers the last beatitude: ‘Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for [...]
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