The Favor of God

I have been thinking a lot about the Beatitudes, as our church has been studying the Sermon on the Mount, and I have the privelege of preaching the review and summary of that topic this Monday.

The Favor of God

Blessed are the poor in spirit

For the Kingdom of heaven is theirs

Blessed are the ones who are weeping in grief

God will wipe up their tears and give comfort and strength

The favor of God will rest upon you

When you are desperate, don't know what to do

With nowhere to turn, at the end of your rope--

Let God be the one who brings comfort and hope.

Blessed are the meek and gentle

For they will inherit the land.

Blessed are the ones who long to be righteous

With their longing fulfilled, in the light they will stand.

The favor of God will rest upon you

When you hunger and thirst to be righteous and true

When you don't real and clamor for all that you're due

Then the blessing of God will settle on you.

Blessed are the ones who show mercy

For they will have mercy shown them.

Blessed are the ones whose love for God is pure

They'll recognize God for certain and sure.

The favor of God will rest upon you

When your hands and your heart are both open to do

The things that are needed by all those around

Then the blessings of God will surely abound.

Blessed are the ones who reach out to make peace

They'll be known as God's children and grace will increase.

And blessed are those who for doing what's right

Are tormented and hated by those who hate light.

The favor of God will rest upon you

When you're persecuted for things that you do

As you follow Jesus with all that you are

In the Kingdom of God you will surely go far.