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The Ladder Of The Beatitudes
Jim Forest

The Ladder Of The Beatitudes

1999
1570752451
163 pages | 140 x 203 mm | English
Dewey 241.53
LC Classification BT382 .F67 1999
LC Control No. 98047780

Subject

  • Spiritual Life - Christianity

Plot

Drawing on stories from the lives of the saints, scripture, and everyday life, Jim Forest opens up the mysteries of the beatitudes. These ancient blessings, with which Christ began his Sermon on the Mount, are all aspects of communion with God. As Forest shows, they are like rungs on a ladder, each one leading to the next. They appear at the doorway of the New Testament to provide an easily memorized summary of everything that follows, right down to the crucifixion (“Blessed are you who are persecuted”) and the resurrection (“Rejoice and be glad”).