[OSList] Right Place...

[Amanda Bucklow]

Happy Easter Michael! 

I like your find very much!

kind regards
Amanda

> On 12 Apr 2020, at 03:56, Michael Herman via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
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> Hello friends, 
> 
> I got a chuckle today, reading a book called Tattoos on the Heart, written by a Jesuit priest named Greg Boyle.  He's sort of famous for starting Homeboy Industries, a bunch of (legal) businesses run by (recovering/escaping) Los Angeles gang members.
> 
> At one point he says, "Scripture scholars contend that the original language of the Beatitudes should not be rendered as "Blessed are the single-hearted" or "Blessed are the peacemakers" or "Blessed are those who struggle for justice."  Greater precision in translation would say, "You're in the right place if... you are single-hearted or work for peace."  The Beatitudes is not a spirituality, after all.  It's a geography.  It tells us where to stand.
> 
> Sounded a lot like the four principles and our favorite scripture scholar.  
> 
> Michael
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