Okay, doing more on the Second Beatitude today. Until I was doing some research on this Beatitude for last week's readings, I'd never thought very deeply on this one. Though I really believe all the spiritual ideas in the Bible are infinite, so many meanings, ideas, insights can be drawn from a verse, psalm, story, parable, etc., I never really went beyond a basic sense of "mourning for the loss of those who have died" when it came to this verse. So it was cool to learn of some other perspectives - especially the idea (that some of the commentators that I read preferred) that Jesus was really referring to mourning or sorrowing over sin. So that's what these readings reflect - the beneficial effects of sorrow over sin, that turns us to divine Love to cleanse our sense of self from sin to find that sinless joy that is naturally ours as God's image and likeness, as Her loved children.
Much joy!
The Bible:
Eccl 7:3-5
Prov 14:10,13
Ps 34:17-19,22
Ps 51:1-3,7-12,17
Mark 1:14 Jesus,15
Mark 2:15-17
Luke 6:12,13 (to :),17-20 (to 2nd ,),21 Blessed are ye that weep,25 Woe unto you that laugh
Luke 18:9-14
Luke 7:36-50
James 4:7-10
Rom 5:1-5,11
Rev 7:9,10,13-17
Heb 12:1,2,5-7 ye,9,12,14
Phil 3:13-15
Science and Health:
66:9
265:23-2
5:3-11
14:16-22,25-28
125:12-16
324:2-5
362:1-12
363:1-9 (to .),25-19
364:25
405:22
8:28-30
9:17-24
19:17-24
242:1
76:22-29
20:27-14
Christian Science Hymnal:
Hymn 40
Hymn 19
Hymn 300
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