The Beatitudes—One possible new translation from the Aramaic by Neil Douglas-Klotz
Tuned to the Source are those who live by breathing Unity; their “I can” is included in God’s.
Blessed are those in emotional turmoil; they shall be united inside by love.
Healthy are those who have softened what is rigid within; they shall receive physical vigor and strength from the universe.
Healed are those who persistently feel inside: “If only I could find new strength and a clear purpose on which to base my life”; they shall be embraced by birthing power.
Blessed are those who from their inner wombs, birth mercy; they shall feel its warm arms embrace them.
Healed are those who have the courage and audacity to feel abundant inside; they shall envision the furthest extent of life’s wealth.
Healed are those who bear the fruit of sympathy and safety for all; they shall hasten the coming of God’s new creation.
Blessings to those who are dislocated for the cause of justice; their new home is the province of the universe.
Renewal when you are reproached and driven away by the clamor of evil on all sides, for my sake…
Then, feel at the peak of everything and be extremely moved, for your natural abundance, already in the cosmos, has multiplied all around you (from the blows on your heart).
For so they shamed those before you: It is the sign of the prophets and prophetesses to feel the disunity around them intensely.
Read as "A Reading from the Gospel of Matthew" for Judith Liro's Sermon on Sunday, November 6, 2011.
