Then Jesus took his disciples up the mountain and gathering them around Him, he taught them saying:
- "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
- Blessed are the meek
- Blessed are they that mourn
- Blessed are the merciful
- Blessed are they that thirst for justice
- Blessed are you when persecuted
- Blessed are you when you suffer
- Be glad and rejoice for your reward is great in heaven."
Then Simon Peter said, "Are we supposed to know this?"
And Andrew said, "Do we have to write this down?"
And James said, "Will we have a test on this?"
And John said, "The other disciples didn't have to learn this."
And Mark said, "Which National Curriculum level is this?"
And Bartholomew said, "Do we have to turn this in?" And Matthew said, "May I go to the toilet?"
Then one of the Pharisees who was present asked to see Jesus' lesson plan and inquired of Jesus, "Where are your lesson plans and what are your objectives in the cognitive domain?"
And Jesus wept.
Originally posted in on the Malta Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language website.
