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b'This passage is a reminder that God has an agenda \\u2014 Jesus and the prophets proclaim a comforting message for some and a challenging message for others.\\nIn this episode, we peel back the flowery language that sometimes surrounds Jesus\\u2019s words and look at the heart of what he\\u2019s saying.\\nDownload the transcript (PDF)\\nLuke 6:17-26\\nJesus and his apostles went down from the mountain and came to some flat, level ground. Many other disciples were there to meet him. Large crowds of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the coastal cities of Tyre and Sidon were there too. \\xa0These people had come to listen to Jesus and to be healed of their diseases. All who were troubled by evil spirits were also healed.\\xa0Everyone was trying to touch Jesus, because power was going out from him and healing them all.\\nJesus looked at his disciples and said:\\nGod will bless you people\\nwho are poor.\\nHis kingdom belongs to you!\\n\\xa0God will bless\\nyou hungry people.\\nYou will have plenty\\nto eat!\\nGod will bless you people\\nwho are crying.\\nYou will laugh!\\nGod will bless you when others hate you and won\\u2019t have anything to do with you. God will bless you when people insult you and say cruel things about you, all because you are a follower of the Son of Man.\\xa02Long ago your own people did these same things to the prophets. So when this happens to you, be happy and jump for joy! You will have a great reward in heaven.\\nBut you rich people\\nare in for trouble.\\nYou have already had\\nan easy life!\\nYou well-fed people\\nare in for trouble.\\nYou will go hungry!\\nYou people\\nwho are laughing now\\nare in for trouble.\\nYou are going to cry\\nand weep!\\nYou are in for trouble when everyone says good things about you. That is what your own people said about those prophets who told lies.\\nPhoto by\\xa0Brijesh Nirmal\\nThe post God has an agenda \\u2013 Luke 6:17-26 appeared first on Queer Theology.'