The Beatitudes ask us to...
Illustration
The "Beatitudes" ask us to be weak so that we may be strong. They ask us to let go in order to receive. They remind us of the Greek Goddess, Inana, who has a sister that is in trouble in the underworld. Inana thinks it will be a cinch to go down and save her. Because she is so much a "somebody" in the upper world, she thinks the lower world will also obey her will. On the first level on the way down, Inana is asked to surrender her headdress. At the second gate, she is asked for her necklace. At the third, her breast plate, at the fourth her girdle, and at the last gate she is asked to take off her very gown. Naked and bowed low, she enters the underworld.
This reminds us of entering a hospital as a patient. We give up our role, our identity, and our jewelry. In county hospitals they put our personal items in a bag. The gospel constantly reminds us that all we can have is what we can let go of.
This reminds us of entering a hospital as a patient. We give up our role, our identity, and our jewelry. In county hospitals they put our personal items in a bag. The gospel constantly reminds us that all we can have is what we can let go of.
