Jesus took his disciples up the mountain and gathered them around. He taught them saying:

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are the meek.
Blessed are they that mourn.
Blessed are the merciful.
Blessed are they who thirst for justice.
Blessed are you when persecuted.
Blessed are you when you suffer.
Be glad and rejoice for your reward is great in heaven.

Then Simon Peter said, “Are we supposed to write this down?”
And Andrew asked, “Are we supposed to know this?”
And James asked, “Will we have a test on this?”
And Phillip said, “I don’t have any paper.”
And Bartholomew asked, “Do we have to turn this in?”
And John said, “The other disciples didn’t have to learn this.”
And Matthew asked, “Can I go to the boys’ room?”
And Judas asked, “What does this have to do with real life?”

Then one of the Pharisees who was present asked to see Jesus’ lesson plan and inquired of Jesus, “Where are your objectives and where is your lesson plan?”

AND JESUS WEPT.

Do YOU think we water down and sanitize the teachings of Jesus?

ANXIETY HAPPENS WHEN WE THINK WE HAVE TO FIGURE EVERYTHING OUT. TURN TO GOD, GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOU!

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