Murals (2008) by PHANTAST - Graffiti - Cultural Music & Art Association inc. - 98 Milne St. Benleigh
3rd of April, The 4th Sunday of Lent.
The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew cap 5):
- Blessed are the poor in spirit and they that mourn;
- Blessed are the meek;
- Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst for righteousness;
- Blessed are the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers...
- Blessed are the persecuded. Rejoice !
"The Sermon on the Mount: 'Not survival of the fittest' but 'Triumph of the victims'.
Various scenes in the Gospels give a good picture of the kind of people who impressed Jesus:
- a widow who placed her last weo cents in the offering;
- a dishonest tax collector so riddled with anxiety that he climbed a tree to get a better view of Jesus;
- a nameless, nondescript child;
- a woman with a string of five unhappy marriages;
- a blind beggar;
- an adulteress;
- a man with leprosy.
Strength, good look, connections, and the competitive instinct may bring a person success in a society like ours, but those very qualities may block entrance to the kingdom of heaven.
Dependence, sorrow, repentance, a longing to change - these are the gates to God's kingdom" (Philip Yancey)