FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT — Year C
*Alternate* Gospel: Litany of the Beatitudes
One: Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
ALL: Tuned to the Source are those who live by breathing Unity; their “I can!”
empowerment is included in God’s.
One: Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
ALL: Tuned to the Source are those feeling deeply confused by life; they shall be
returned from their wandering.
One: Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
ALL: Healthy are those who have softened what is rigid within; they shall receive
the strength and healing power of the universe.
One: Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
ALL: Blessed are those who find their real hunger and thirst for justice; they shall
be surrounded by what is needed to sustain them.
One: Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
ALL: Blessed are those through whom a flow of deep love streams; they shall
give birth to mercy and feel its warm arms embrace them.
One: Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
ALL: Aligned with the One are those whose lives radiate from a core of love; they shall see God everywhere.
One: Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called children of God.
ALL: Blessed are those who are perennial planters of peace; they shall become channels of Unity.
One: Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
ALL: Blessings to those who push through boundaries for the sake of justice;
they are renewed with the power of the larger life shining around them.
One: Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you, falsely, for my sake.
ALL: Ripe and in rhythm with the moment are you, following the way of Jesus,
spoken about falsely and realizing that this is a web of pretense.
One: Rejoice and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven, for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
ALL: From the sharp point of now, feel joy and guidance, abundance in what’s
just enough. Become the leading shoot of a new plant, spreading to connect
the life of your soul with the power within all the souls traveling the prophetic path in front of and behind you.