The Second Blessing of the Beatitudes : Those Who Hunger and Thirst for God’s Righteousness Will Be Satisfied by God’s Salvation! “Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied …” ( Luke 6:21a ) I would like to receive the lessons given through meditating on this word: (1) I would like to receive the lessons given as I meditate on the first half of Luke 6:21, the second blessing of the Beatitudes, in connection with Matthew 5:6 , which says, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” (a) Here, the phrase “those who hunger” comes from the Greek word πεινῶντες (peinōntes), which is used as a present participle. It does not indicate a temporary hunger but a continuous, ongoing state of hunger. This physical hunger is reinterpreted with a spiritual meaning in Matthew 5:6 as “ hu...
희망을 잃고 깊은 절망 가운데 빠져 있을 때에도 (1) 우리는 희망을 잃고 깊은 절망 가운데 빠져 있을 때에도 주님을 신뢰하고 우리 영혼을 주님께 바쳐야 합니다 . 그리고 우리는 매일 아침 주님의 사랑의 말씀 듣기를 간절히 사모해야 합니다 . 그 이유는 주님께서 주님의 말씀을 통하여 우리가 갈 길을 보여주실 것이기 때문입니다 ( 참고 : 시편 143:8, 현대인의 성경 ).