educational beatitudes

6. O merciful Father, give me peace
within myself, community and the
world. Lord protect me from crime, the
robbers and other commotions. Oh
Jesus, help me especially the families
that have lost loved ones; be their
comforter in these difficult times. This I
ask, with the intercession of Mother
Mary and the prayers of Mother
Ignacia del Espiritu Santo. Amen.

10. Recall what you
have learned
from previous
the lesson.

11. THE FIRST BEATITUDE:
A TEACHING ON POVERTY
THE SECOND BEATITUDE:
A TEACHING ON SUFFERING
THETHIRD BEATITUDE:
ATEACHING ON HUMILITY
THE FOURTH BEATITUDE:
ATEACHING ON RIGHTEOUSNESS

12. THE FIFTH BEATITUDE:
A TEACHING ON COMPASSION
THE SIXTH BEATITUDE:
ATEACHING ON CHASTITY
THE SEVENTH BEATITUDE:
ATEACHING ON JUSTICE

14. THE EIGHTH BEATITUDE:
A TEACHING ON PEACE
The eighth beatitude takes every
Christian worker into the task of
conflict resolution. Conflicts arise
whenever people have differences
of opinion. In a fallen world, the
tendency is to ignore conflict or
suppress it by using force, threat, or
intimidation.

15. THE EIGHTH BEATITUDE:
A TEACHING ON PEACE
But both of those are violations of
the integrity (the sixth beatitude) of
the people in conflict. In God's
kingdom, it is a blessing to bring
people together who are in conflict.
Only then is it possible to resolve
the conflict and restore the
relationships.

16. The result of conflict resolution is peace, and
peacemakers will be called “children of God.” They will
reflect the divine character in their actions. God is the
God of peace (1 Thessalonians 5:16) and we show
ourselves to be his children when we seek to make peace
in the workplace, in the community, in our homes, and in
the whole world. What Jesus calls good, and who Jesus
calls blessed, is striking because his values seem to be
upside down from our own. Many affirm this blessing
with their lips, but in tumultuous times, we have tended
toward the pragmatism of the fight.

18. It is not too bold to say there is a great deal of conflict to
go around, and the question we should consider is how
we Christians should respond to it. Unfortunately, it feels
like we have been caught in the same mire as the rest of
the world. Peacemaking, I've heard some Christians say,
is not practical. Take Jesus’ words seriously though. If a
peacemaker is to be called a child of God, we should want
to be one. To be one, however, will take some work. The
beauty of this compound word is that it mashes up the
word peace with the word for doing or practicing. It is
active.

21. 1. Is there an instance in your
life that you seek for inner
peace? For what reason?
2. What steps did you take to
reach that state of peace?
3. How can attaining inner
peace helps your relationship
to God?
4. How can you best live your
life?

23. Father, please grant me peace of
mind, and calm my trouble heart.
Give me strength and clarity of mind
to find my purpose and walk the
path You’ve laid out for me. Just as
the sun rises each day against the
dark of night, please bring me clarity
with the light of the Holy Father. This
I pray through Your Son, Jesus Christ
and the Holy Spirit one God forever
and ever. Amen.