Jesus opens his teaching in Matthew, not given to the crowds, but only to the disciples. It is the strangest prescription for happiness. Like the first disciples, in every age, we will have to wrestle with it - and allow the Spirit to prove this promise to be true. That those whose hearts are transformed in this manner, will be truly happy.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://castingfire.wordpress.com/2023/01/28/4th-sunday-to-be-happy/