Beloved the Good News Jesus reveals in this beatitude is that longing for the light and life of Heaven in a dark and dying world IS the place where He reveals the Kingdom of God!

Think about this - Jesus proclaims to the nameless and the powerless ( those who are literally hungry) those who felt helpless against the powers that dominated their lives. The reign of God is not measured by power or dominance but rather by the revelation of Heaven on earth in real lives in real time - in self giving love! The Gospel IS JUSTICE for all who live under the weight of the works of the devil that manifest in shame, hatred, poverty, despair, darkness, disconnection and unforgiveness. To view the gospel as anything less is to miss so much of what the scripture declares and Jesus reveals in His life.