Blessed
are the spiritually poor, for God’s kingdom is theirs.
Blessed
are those who mourn, they will be comfort.
Blessed
are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed
are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Blessed
are the merciful for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed
are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Blessed
are the peacemakers for they will be called children of God.
Blessed
are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed
be the atheists, agnostics, doubters, and skeptics;
Blessed
be those battling depression;
Blessed
be the undervalued, unemployed, and invisible ones;
Blessed be the homeless, the hungry, the hopeless;
Blessed
be the disabled, the unwanted, the rejected ones;
Blessed be the survivors of domestic violence;
Blessed
be the black and brown-skinned children;
Blessed
be our LGBTQ neighbors;
Blessed
be those who experience hate because of their pursuit of social justice;
Blessed be the native people and their care for the earth;
Blessed be the women and children who walk many miles for water;
Blessed
be those on the bottom of the economic ladder;
Blessed
be those who long with hope and courage for equality and freedom;
Blessed
be y’all, because God loves what God makes and calls it all good.
Amen.
