Beatitudes for a New Creation
"Blessed are the hopeful; they hold a promise of tomorrow.
Blessed are the courageous; they embrace the challenge of today.
Blessed are the forgiving; they are free of the burden of the past.
Blessed are the people of prolonged engagement;
they will create a better world for the children.
Blessed are the disappointed;
they will rise and anticipate a better day.
Blessed are the self-forgetful;
they will engage in a passionate embrace.
Blessed are the flowers, bursting forth in the spring.
Blessed are the children, celebrating spontaneity and new life.
Blessed are the contemplatives;
they will embrace the universe as one.
Blessed are the liberators; they will set all the captives free.
Blessed are the creation-centered people;
they will appreciate the beauty of the earth.
Blessed are the Earthlings;
they shall experience the longing of creation.
Blessed are the engaged mystics;
they will ignite a fire on the earth and unite the stars and the street.
Blessed are those who yearn for God; they will experience the
interdependence of contemplation, the freedom of liberation,
the beauty of the new creation."
