That Jesus was speaking to a more intimate group is implied at the very outset of the Beatitudes:Īnd seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:Īnd he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying: What would they have understood, for instance, from the words, “Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you”? A more pertinent counsel for them might have been, “Don’t participate in the reviling.” Worldly people, enmeshed in selfish desires, would have considered the teaching irrelevant to their needs. The Beatitudes are an “inner” teaching, given to the few who deeply longed to know God. 5:14), would hardly have been directed at everybody. His statement, for example, “Ye are the light of the world” (Matt. It is more likely that he was addressing his disciples. Tradition depicts him as delivering this sermon to the multitudes. Introduction: Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount begins with the Beatitudes.
Donald Walters ( Swami Kriyananda) Given as a Christmas gift to the Ananda community It is included in Christ Lives: An Oratorio, a contemporary Oratorio that vividly brings to life the deep meaning of Christ’s life. Swami Kriyananda also wrote a beautiful song of the Beatitudes called, Blessed Are They.
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