“The Devil beautitudes”

‘ I am going to copy and paste this The Devil Beatitudes which our parish priests shared with in the church bulletin. It is a good reminder to us Christians on WHAT NOT TO DO. Sadly we do indulge in some of these sometimes. So let\’s ask Jesus to keep us in His light always and may we continue our journey on the right path.\r\n\r\nThe HolySpiritCathedral.com has some very useful information not only for her parishioners but also to non-believers. I hope visitors will give my church\’s website a visit! Hey I take pride in it \’cos I helped to update the weekly bulletin and mass you know. Hehehe.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

We know the eight beatitudes of St. Matthew (5:3-12) and the four beatitudes of St. Luke (6:20-23). There is also the devil’s beatitude: the author is unknown it is found in a [tag]Catholic[/tag] magazine INSPIRITU ” 34/1 Jan/Feb ’07.\r\nThe Devil’s Beatitudes\r\n

\r\n\r\n\r\n1. Blessed are those Christians who are TOO TIRED” TOO BUSY ” TOO DISTRACTED to spend time with their fellow Christians in Church – for they are my best candidates to backslide..\r\n\r\n2. Blessed are those Christians who WAIT TO BE ASKED AND EXPECTS TO BE THANKED for I can use them to slow things down.\r\n\r\n3. Blessed are those Christians who are CRITICAL of church authorities; with a bit of luck” ” they may STOP GOING TO CHURCH and get others to quit – they are my missionaries.\r\n\r\n4. Blessed are those Christians who are CONSISTANT CHURCH-HOPPERS – they help me decrease God’s committed labour force” ” and are candidates for those waiting to be served rather than to serve.\r\n\r\n5. Blessed are those Christians who are VERY RELIGIOUS but GET ON EVERYONE’S nerves – they are my most effective stumbling blocks.\r\n\r\n6. Blessed are those Christians who are TROUBLEMAKERS – they are my best wrecking crew. GOSSIP AND SLANDER are my favourite toys.\r\n\r\n7. Blessed are those Christians who have NO TIME TO PRAY – they are the easiest prey for me – in fact” ” no effort at all.\r\n\r\n8. Blessed are those Christians who are COMPLAINERS – they are my best discouragers. They do the work of doubting God and making His gifts look ugly.\r\n\r\n9. Blessed are those Christians who practice HYPOCRISY – they prove that God is still not their master” ” and it is only a matter of time before I can edge my way in fully.\r\n\r\n10. Blessed are those Christians who DO NOT READ THEIR BIBLES. I no longer need to think about what methods to use to deceive them” because now I can use any method and they will be so weak ” that any method will work!\r\n\r\n11. Blessed are YOU when YOU read this and THINK IT IS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE and NOT YOURSELF – I’ve got YOU! With people like YOU increasing” I can retire from my job soon.\r\n’ ‘The Devil Beatitudes’ 0 ‘Blessed are YOU when YOU read this and THINK IT IS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE and NOT YOURSELF – I’ve got YOU! With people like YOU increasing I can retire from my job soon.\r\n’