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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
1 Corinthians 7:25-31, Psalm 45, Luke 6:20-26
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POOR ME
"Blest are you poor; the reign of God is yours." —Luke 6:20
Luke presents the Beatitudes differently than does Matthew. In Luke, Jesus
teaches the Beatitudes while "coming down the mountain" (Lk 6:17). In
Matthew, Jesus teaches them "on the mountain" (Mt 5:1). Luke has four
beatitudes and four woes, while Matthew has eight beatitudes.
Luke stresses physical poverty much more than does Matthew. Luke says:
"Blest are you poor," and "blest are you who hunger" (Lk 6:20). Matthew,
however, talks about being "poor in spirit," and hungering and thirsting
for holiness (Mt 5:3, 6). Luke emphasizes physical poverty throughout his
Gospel. He alone mentions Jesus' birth in a manger, the Good Samaritan,
and the rich man and Lazarus. In his Beatitudes, Luke is repeating his
theme that we should not only help the poor but be the poor.
We must "incarnate" our service to God's poor; it must become flesh. "The
equal dignity of human persons requires the effort to reduce excessive
social and economic inequalities. It gives urgency to the elimination of
sinful inequalities. Solidarity...practices the sharing of spiritual goods
even more than material ones" (Catechism, 1947-1948).
We must identify with the poor as does Jesus (see 2 Cor 8:9).
Prayer: Father, may I be like Jesus and thereby be poor.
Promise: "The world as we know it is passing away." —1 Cor 7:31
Praise: Brother John put all his belongings into a single backpack to do
missionary work and be one of the poor in a third-world country.
(For a related teaching, order our leaflet, "The Beatitudes", or on audio
AV 44-3 or video V-44.)
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