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  • Dangerous poetry

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    Posted on March 17th, 2005sherryPolitics and Activism

    And he opened his mouth and taught them saying:
    Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
    Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
    Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
    Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
    Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
    Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
    Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
    Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
    Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven…

    Matthew 5:2-12 Revised Standard

    And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said:
    Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
    Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied.
    Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh.
    Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man!
    …
    But woe to you that are rich, for you have received your consolation.
    Woe to you that are full now, for you shall hunger.
    Woe to you, when all men speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.

    Luke 6:20-22, 24-26

One Response to “Dangerous poetry”

  1. Anonymous March 17th, 2005 at 8:26 pm

    As one of the crowd (!) at Jazz and the Spoken Word last night, let me say what a marvelous evening this was, the poets, the essayists, even the wanna-comedian. The backup jazz duo was great, too! But the brightest star of the evening, in my most unbiased opinion, was you, Sherry Chandler! Thanks to Dianne Aprile for making a place like this, The Jazz Factory, for the words and the music to happen.

    JimT

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