How would you like to climb a mountain? Right now. Too tired? Completely exhausted after a week of commuting to the office or working around the house? What if you could take the hike without leaving your seat? Don’t scoff! It can be done. No leg work is required. All you need do is exercise your imagination.
So, off we go, up the Sermon on the Mount, crossing the ridge to a lookout that offers us a view of the loftiest peaks of the Mount. Those peaks have a name. Collectively, they are known as the Beatitudes. There are nine of them, clustered in formations of three. They are, some experienced climbers would say, the noblest teachings ever given for the mind of man to scale and explore. They hold lessons that are not only to be enjoyed, but applied.
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