The readings were Jeremiah 17:5-8; 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20; Luke 6:17, 20-26.

“Luke’s version of the Beatitudes reminds us that God’s salvation will not be found in trusting to our own efforts but in trusting in God’s desire to care for God’s people. When we trust in God, when we surrender to God’s desire for salvation, then we will truly be blessed.”