it was the same old me
with the same old blues oh, then you touched my life A sermon on Jesus' unique therapy With these words, Jesus lays out the course of the Christian life . And with these words, he couldn’t be more clear . Jesus doesn’t equivocate in this sermon. And neither is he subtle. In fact, that’s one of the things I like about this translation we’re using. The word choices shock us into actually hearing what Jesus is preaching. This translation aims to peel away the religious sentiment these words have so often been wrapped in. Hopefully , this translation will make Jesus’ words zing with a newfound potency for you today. Ideally, it will even jolt you with what Jesus is doing in this upside - down sermon of his! Take, for instance, the first beatitude. You’re used to hearing this outrageous pronouncement as, “Blessed are the poor in spirit .” A very fine translation, all in all. The trouble , though, is how we hear these words. When we hear “poor in spirit,” we tend t...