Ordinary time · Stilling Waves Bible

Matthew 5

Read Matthew 5 slowly, once or twice. Then sit with this:

Read slowly through the blessings Jesus speaks over the grieving, the gentle, those hungry for righteousness, and the peacemakers. Which one lands on you today? Receive it as a gift.

Three questions for the group

1. Read Matthew 5 aloud, slowly. Which word or phrase stays with you?
2. Who might you need to make peace with before your prayer feels honest?
3. Whom do you find it hardest to pray for?

Questions 2 and 3 are personal: share only what you want to share.

Close with a minute of silence, then pray in your own words.

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Handout 10 is always Matthew 5: the numbers never change. For another chapter, see all the readings.