Dec 2.98: Light For The Day - "The Lesson"

"Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in Him,
"If you continue in my word,
you are truly my disciples,
and you will know the truth,
and the truth will make you free."
-- John 8:31,32 (RSV)

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"The Lesson" 

Then Jesus took his disciples up the mountain and
gathering them around him, he taught them saying:

Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven. 
Blessed are the meek. 
Blessed are they that mourn. 
Blessed are the merciful. 
Blessed are they who thirst justice. 
Blessed are you when persecuted. 
Blessed are you when you suffer. 
Be glad and rejoice for your reward is great
in heaven...
(Sermon on the Mount -- Matthew 5 -7)

Then Simon Peter said, "Do we have to write this down?" 
And Andrew said, "Are we supposed to know this?" 
And James said, "Will we have a test on it?" 
And Phillip said, "What if we don't know it?" 
And Bartholomew said, "Do we have to turn this in?" 
And John said, "The other disciples didn't have to learn this." 
And Matthew said, "When do we get out of here?" 
And Judas said, "What does this have to do with the real life?"

Then one of the Pharisees present asked to see Jesus'
Lesson plans and inquired of Jesus his terminal
objectives in the cognitive domain... 

And Jesus wept.

-- Unknown
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"Jesus said to him,
"I am the way, and the truth, and the life;
no one comes to the Father, but by me."
-- John 14:6 (RSV)

"Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long."
-- Psalm 25:5 (NIV)