Hard-core human
Matthew 5: 1-12 New Ark United Church of Christ, Newark, DE November 1, 2026 Photo of one of the sanctuary walls of St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco, CA, depicting dancing saints with the risen Christ dancing in the center. Saints include Malcolm X, John Coltrane, Anne Frank,and Anne Hutchinson. Why does it always seem as though our heroes are gone too soon but the villainous can’t stumble over death soon enough? Why do the wicked prosper while the righteous suffer? It sounds like something out of the book of Psalms. Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers, for they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look diligently for their place, they will not be there. But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant prosperity. The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at...
