The Wednesday Word- Happiness

Dear Parents and Carers,

Out of his great love for us, God created us to be happy with him forever. The blessings in this Sunday’s Gospel, which promise true, lasting happiness, are taken from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount and are known as the Beatitudes.

 To be gentle and to mourn means to share the sorrows of others

and help them. To hunger and thirst for what is right, and to be prepared to be persecuted for it, needs courage and good judgement. ‘Meek’ really means un-pompous, genuine.

The merciful don’t insist on their rights, but have strength to see the point of view of others and to think of the needs of others as well as their own needs. Jesus’ words would have turned upside down the thoughts that most of his listeners had about true happiness, and maybe they challenge our own ideas too. Enjoy hearing your child’s thoughts about this

Sunday’s Gospel and this Wednesday’s word,

which is HAPPINESS.

Dom Henry Wansbrough