Fourth Sunday after Epiphany; 29 January 2023; Epiphany 4A (RCL); Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 15; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12.
How many times have we heard the Beatitudes, particularly in Matthew’s version? Luke’s version is a little more direct: Blessed are you poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours. Matthew seems to spiritualize the stark message — poor in spirit is not the same as poor. Hungry and thirsty for righteousness is not the same as hungry. Third person plural is not the same as second person plural.
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