Today is the Sunday of the Beatitudes. We post the reflection of the day from the Magnificat by Father Jacques Philippe. He's a Member of the Community of the Beatitudes and a great spiritual director. It's titled, "A Portrait of Christ and His Disciple." The Beatitudes, one might say, are not only the most profound revelation of the mystery of God but also a complete treatise on spiritual life. They show what we are called to be as Christians, what it really means to live the Gospel. They describe true human and spiritual maturity. A portrait of Christ, they are also the portrait of the mature Christian in Christ, a son or daughter of the Father who is free in the Spirit. They sum up the most perfect realization of human existence. A pathway to humanization, they are also a way of fruitfulness, showing us how to bear fruit that lasts, how to spread love and inspire others to true life…. The Gospel isn’t a legal code superimposed on life (and perhaps making it more difficult or …