The Beatitudes ~ the " be attitudes" : REALLY??!??
Did I mention that I tutor? I do. So last week I was helping one of my students with her Bible assignment. She is in 6th grade. Her lesson was on the Sermon on the Mount. The title of the lesson was "The Be Attitudes". Yes it was! The main theme of the lesson was that the beatitudes ~ the "blessed are . . ." portion of The Sermon is telling us that we need to have a good attitude and that that is how we will be really happy. OK...6th grade...ok, I get "make it simple for the kids". BUT! I think that all too often when "we make it simple" we don't just make it simple, we strip it of all depth until we are left with a chiffon-thin layer that while meant to be simple, becomes simplistic. ok Barbara. . .breathe. . . you are ranting ~ calm down... Ok! OK, is there any problem with telling 6th graders to have a good attitude? NO! Is there ANY level at which the SotM could be used to talk about having a good attitude. . .sort-of. Yeah I know!...