Originally posted at: http://www.theresstillhope.org
The Beatitudes are the foundation of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. I love Eugene Peterson’s interpretation. He paraphrases Matthew 5:3. “You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope.”
I’ve been there. We’ve all been there – at the end of our rope.
That is usually what drives us into recovery. We go flying over the cliff, only to hang on for dear life – at the end of the rope. If you’ve experienced the trauma of a spouse’s betrayal, you find yourself at the end of your rope.
You have nothing else to do but hang on. But here’s the good news. Jesus said we are “blessed” to be there. At the end of the rope, we find a sense of desperation. It is when we can barely hold on that we need Someone to catch us.
Recovery Step: Embrace the blessing of being at the end of your rope.
