Matthew 5:11,12
“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
When you are in the middle of a mess… this verse is a great promise.
When things are relatively good… this verse is a stern warning.
This last beatitude seems like He’s doubling down on the last point(and maybe He is)
The point is, you have become part of a long line of misfits and whackos who, because of their walk with Him, have turned the world on its head…
Not a bad place to be.
Between the Garden and the Garden City 