Blessed: Matthew 5:6

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” We continue to draw from the deep well of the beatitudes where Jesus teaches what life under the reign of God looks like. What does it mean to have a deep yearning for things to be right?

Respond:

• Righteousness and justice are paired often in the Hebrew Bible. The word ‘righteousness’ as used by Jesus can be interpreted as righteousness and justice. How does this pairing throughout the Hebrew Bible and the Greek word itself bring a fuller understanding to what Jesus meant?

• Cultural scripts tend to dominate our imagination and shape our desires. Desire itself is not bad, but our aims are directly influenced by our desires.

  • What do you long and yearn for?

  • What practices can help us shift towards seeking first God’s kingdom and righteousness?