tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248478318892426116.post5790732105514867758..comments2024-02-20T17:48:55.571-05:00Comments on Freedom Through Truth: View from the Pew - Feast of Christ The KingMichael Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17557797099650457723noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248478318892426116.post-69774979118336531122009-11-24T07:01:53.680-05:002009-11-24T07:01:53.680-05:00I simply loved THE BEATITUDES. What a handy wrap-u...I simply loved THE BEATITUDES. What a handy wrap-up of Jesus' important lesson - simple and to the point. Easy enough for a child to understand.<br /><br />Have you ever noticed that your "conscience" speaks to you in very simple language? I've often wondered whether "conscience" is the secular term for "state of grace". And I've always thought of one's "state of grace" as a vibrant, living and active "account", if you will, of one's "balance of grace". Kinda like dollars, but INFINITELY more valuable (I simply couldn't resist that one!)<br /><br />Maybe I'm bringing it down to simple allegory because I've spent such a large chunk of my life raising my kids to lead their lives by following God's Path. I worked so hard to get my kids to understand and appreciate it all by keeping the theology short and simple.<br /><br />THE BEATITUDES may have been targetted at young learners, but it's a handy reference for all God's Children.Joshua S.noreply@blogger.com