February 15th: Genesis 45 & Matthew 5:1-20

Joseph reveals himself to his brothers. The Beatitudes; Jesus fulfilling the Law.

Some passages referenced:

Matthew 23 (woes corresponding with the Beatitudes); Isaiah 61:1-4 (Isaiah's prophecy of the kingdom); Isaiah 66:2 (God dealing with the contrite in spirit); Psalm 37:11 (the meek inheriting the earth); Psalm 24:3-6 (the pure in heart seeing God); Deuteronomy 29:22-23 (salt as a means of destroying land); Leviticus 2:13, Mark 9 (salt associated with fire and sacrifice); Colossians 4:5 (speech seasoned with salt); Isaiah 42:6, 49:6 (the light of the nations); Psalm 19 (Law and heaven and earth related).

Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).

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