tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post9201467496972593558..comments2023-06-09T12:46:12.932-04:00Comments on The Voice Of One Crying Out In Suburbia: His disciples came to him...Arthur Sidohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848508095612688493noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-63140828506525443642017-03-16T15:22:29.040-04:002017-03-16T15:22:29.040-04:00I also enjoy the "little stuff", and I&#...I also enjoy the "little stuff", and I'm finding that memorization provides me with ample time to noodle over seemingly innocuous words. The more I think about it, the more convinced I am that the Beatitudes were spoken chiefly to his disciples, not the crowd at large. Especially where Jesus says, "And blessed are <b>you</b>, when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me." Last fall I had the opportunity to recite the SOM on the Mount of Beatitudes on the Sea of Galilee, and it was noteworthy that Tiberias and the Decapolis were both clearly visible from this spot. Two areas which would be extremely hostile to the gospel message. And then for the disciples to hear, "Rejoice and be glad because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way, they persecuted the prophets who were before you." Must have made quite an impact on those young guys.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351378764568822668noreply@blogger.com