The Beatitudes are familiar to us. We have heard them many times. Someone gave me an interesting article about the Beatitudes. It is titled: “The Lesson.”
“Then Jesus took his disciples up the mountain, and gathering these around him, he taught them saying:
“ ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the meek. Blessed are they that mourn. Blessed are the merciful. Blessed are they who thirst for justice. Blessed are you when you suffer. Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is great in heaven. Remember what I am telling you.’
“Then Simon Peter said, ‘Do you have to write this down?’
“And Andrew said, ‘Are we supposed to know this?’
“And James said, ‘Will we have a test on it?’
“And Phillip said, ‘What if we don’t know it?’
“And John said, ‘The other …