Dear Friends,

This Jesus we hear about this week can be challenging. In the gospel of Luke we hear about the Beatitudes we often reflect upon and we hear about the woes:  “Woe to you who are rich” and “Woe to you who laugh.” 

Another way to look at the Beatitudes is given from John Stott.  Here are a few excerpts from his Devil’s Beatitudes:  Blessed are those who are too tired, busy or disorganized to meet with fellow Christians each week; they are my best workers;  blessed are those Christians who wait to be asked and expect to be thanked, I can use them;  blessed are those who claim to love God and at the same time hate other people, they are mine forever; blessed are those who have no time to pray, they are prey for me.

What values do we live by?  The Kingdom of God values or the Devil values?  Something to think about and maybe even pray about.

Praying with you,
Fr. Greg