Beatitude
Rap
by Peter Norton
You're blessed when you're at the end of
your rope,
with less of you there and more of God and His rule.
You're blessed when you feel you've lost what's most dear to you,
only then can you be embraced by the one more dear and true to you.
You're blessed when you're content with just who you are,
no more no less, that goes far,
that's the moment you find yourself a proud owner
of everything that can't be bought.
You're blessed when you've worked up a good appetite for God,
He's food and drink in the best meal you'll ever eat,
what a treat.
You're blessed when you care,
at the moment of being careful,
you find yourself cared for.
You're blessed when you get your inside world,
your mind and heart put right ,
then you can see God in the outside world.
You're blessed when you can show people how to cooperate
instead of compete or fight,
that's when you discover who you really are
and your place in God's family,
that's right.
You're blessed when your commitment to God provokes persecution,
the persecution drives you ever deeper into God's kingdom.
Based on Matthew 5: 3-11
