The Cost of Discipleship, Journey of Faith

Easy to find solace in today’s Gospel, the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus addresses a great crowd with words we call the eight Beatitudes, virtues sure to transform and bless us on our journey home to God. Harder to understand is the cost of virtue that the Beatitudes imply.
The fourth and climactic pair of blessings provides a clue. Jesus says, “Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude and insult you, and denounce your name as evil on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice and leap for joy on that day! Behold, your reward will be great in heaven.”

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