Sermon on the Mount – Matthew 5:1-12, Cotton Patch Gospel Version, translated by Clarence Jordan
The spiritually humble are God’s people, for they are citizens of his new order.
They who are deeply concerned are God’s people, for they will see their ideas become reality.
They who are gentle are his people, for they will be his partners across the land.
They who have an unsatisfied appetite for the right are God’s people, for they will be given plenty to chew on.
The generous are God’s people, for they will be treated generously.
Those whose motives are pure are God’s people, for they will have spiritual insight.
Men of peace and goodwill are God’s people, for they will be known throughout the land as his children.
They who have endured much for what’s right are God’s people; they are citizens of his new order.
You are all God’s people when others call you names, and harass you, and tell all kinds of false tales on you just because you follow me. Be cheerful and good-humored because your spiritual advantage is great. For that’s the way they treated men of conscience in the past.
