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Beatitudo: Beatitude

The document contains a prayer for wisdom and understanding, emphasizing the importance of learning and growth. It discusses the beatitudes, which highlight the qualities of blessedness and the character of God's kingdom, encouraging believers to embody these traits. Additionally, it poses reflective questions for students on cultivating a pure heart, being peacemakers, and responding to persecution in a college setting.

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Beatitudo: Beatitude

The document contains a prayer for wisdom and understanding, emphasizing the importance of learning and growth. It discusses the beatitudes, which highlight the qualities of blessedness and the character of God's kingdom, encouraging believers to embody these traits. Additionally, it poses reflective questions for students on cultivating a pure heart, being peacemakers, and responding to persecution in a college setting.

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• Lord, we thank you for granting us this

opportunity to come together in this fashion


to increase our knowledge. Lord, you said
that if anyone lacks wisdom, they should
ask you and you will give liberally without
reservation. I pray today that you grant us
wisdom, knowledge and understanding.
• Increase our capacity, Lord, as we learn.
Give us understanding, Oh God, that we
will be able to grasp whatever is being
taught. May what we receive today be
beneficial to our growth and development.

• The word beatitude comes from the


Latin beatitudo, meaning "blessedness."
• The phrase "blessed are" in each
beatitude implies a current state of
happiness or well-being. This expression
held a powerful meaning of "divine joy
and perfect happiness" to the people of
Christ's day. In other words, Jesus was
saying "divinely happy and fortunate are
those who possess these inward The beatitudes introduce and set the tone for Jesus' Sermon on the
qualities." While speaking of a current Mount by emphasizing the humble state of humans and the righteousness
"blessedness," each pronouncement of God. Each beatitude depicts the ideal heart condition of a citizen of
also promised a future reward. God’s kingdom. In this idyllic state, the believer experiences abundant
spiritual blessings.

Although the primary purpose of the


beatitudes is to declare the blessings
given by God’s kingdom, most scholars
also regard them as painting a picture of
the character of that kingdom. As we step
into God’s kingdom, we hope to become
more like those named as blessed—more
meek, more merciful, more hungry for
righteousness, more apt to make peace,
and so on. This gives the beatitudes a
moral imperative. Later, when Jesus says,
“Make disciples of all nations” (Matt.
28:19), the beatitudes describe the
character these disciples are meant to
take on.
1. How can students cultivate a "pure heart" (Matthew 5:8) amidst the
distractions and moral complexities of college life? What practices or
habits can aid in this pursuit?
2. What does it mean to be a peacemaker (Matthew 5:9) in a diverse
college environment? How can students navigate conflicts and promote
understanding among different groups?
3. How should students respond to persecution or criticism (Matthew
5:10-12) when standing up for their beliefs? What does this teach about
resilience and faith?

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