Anointed with Devotional Volition and with Buoyant Joy
(Tomas's overall title)

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. KJV

"Delighted are those who surrender to God,
because heaven's sovereign counsel belongs to them." 1

Co-joined with designs of buoyant joy are those who see each moment anew
through an infusion of devotional volition,
thereby rendering the conditions for impending splendor,
and ending the specter of projected expectations. (Tomas)

Delighted are the humble (poor in pride),
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
(basic idea from Lamsa)

The unassuming are gratified with the gift of existence,
and do not grow attached to status
or dependence on an after-life for happiness. (Tomas)

"Happy and aligned with the One are those who find their home in the breathing;
to them belong the inner kingdom and queendom of heaven." 2

Well satisfied are those who postpone doubt
and simplify their lives through naturalness of action.
Although humble in means,
the air they breathe carries them from feverish stumbling.
Modest as it seems, life sustaining breath arises from a silent source and
(through the concourse of combined sound and motion)
ignites the waiting mind with devotion
to the One from whom we come. (Tomas)

(note: the word rookh, or ruha, has multiple meanings, thus we have four very different translations to show us how various can be the interpretations)
Toowayhon lmeskaynay brookh: dilhon hee malkutha dashmaya 3.

2. Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. KJV

"Delighted are the wailing ones, for they shall be consoled." 4.
Tuned to the Source are those feeling deeply confused by life;
they shall be returned from their wandering. 5.

Desolation's tears console and transform both weary and forlorn. (Tomas)

Toowayhon laweelay: dhenon nethbayun

3. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. KJV

Fortunate are the flexible: for they will inherit the land
(since those not flexible will most likely die in battle). (ideas from Dr. E. and Lamsa)
"Healthy are those who have softened what is rigid within; they shall receive physical vigor and strength from the universe."6.

Innocently responsive pliancy, bred from self-awareness,
increases healthful intimacy and arbitrates our deepest needs. (Tomas)

Toowayhon lmakeyhey: dhenon nertoon araa

4. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness;
for they shall be filled. KJV

"Delighted are those who hunger and thirst for justice;
for they shall be full. " 7.

Reimburse your hunger & thirst for mutual worth
through dispersing fears, and nurturing wondrous trust. (Tomas)

Toowayhon laylain dkapneen wazhain lkaynootha: dhenon nesbayun

5. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. KJV

"Delighted are the compassionate, for compassion shall return to them!" 8
"Healthy are those who extend grace; they shall find their own prayers answered." 9
The kin of kindness breed resplendent mindfulness and tender caring,
as they mate compassion with lasting gratitude for the source of life,
and sip in reciprocal abundance from the shared bowl of wholeness. (Tomas)

Toowayhon lamrahmanay: dalayhon nehoon rahmay

6. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. KJV

Blissful are those whose hearts and minds are clear and sincere,
for they witness the Divine now and always.
Blessed are the consistent in heart; they shall contemplate the One. 10.

Purity insures security, and pure indeed are we
who bring true sincerity and clarity of mind
to see a gift in everything. (Tomas)

Toowayhon laylain dadkain blibhon: denon nehzon lalaha

7. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. KJV

Delighted are those who help others solve disputes;
they are called God's children. (ideas from Errico and Lamsa)

Serenity attends the peacetenders
who combine reliance on the ever reliable One
with guidance from befriending light,
thus finding a friend in everyone,
and becoming enemy to none. (Tomas)

Toowayhon lawday shlama davnow dahala nethqron

8. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. KJV

Fortunate are those who are maligned and conspired against for the sake of justice;
for theirs is the awareness of God's guiding counsel.

Affliction's residue conceals a gift
which heals us of indifference to another's struggle with inequity,
transmuting persecution into empathetic tenderness. (Tomas)

Toowayhon laylain detrdep metol kaynootha dilhon malkutha dashmaya

9.Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. KJV

"Delighted are you when they taunt you and persecute you and are saying every kind of vicious word against you because of me" 11. (or "because of my teachings")

In the name of sustained awakening
and far-ranging angels of inclusion,
exclude no one from your union,
and mark despair upon your heart
as fair wound to gain for choosing love before delusion.

Toowayhon immath damhasdeen lkhon waradpin lkhon wamrim eleykon
kul milla bisha metolath wdagalutha

10. Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad; for great is your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. KJV
"At that very moment be joyful and be exceedingly glad, for your payment is abundant in heaven ('your reward is assured') for in the same manner they persecuted the prophets who were before you." 12.

Funnel inspiration from
the interdimensional storehouse of allowances;
be glad, be great, break awake, and stay amazed. (Tomas)

Haydeyn khadaw wa rwazw dagarkhun sgee bashmaya
hakana geyr rdapw l'naviya d'men q'damaykun

1. Errico, Rocco A, ¼And There Was Light, Noohra Foundation, Santaa Fe, N.M., 1998, p. 92.
2. Douglas-Klotz, Neil. Prayers of the Cosmos, HarperSanFrancisco, 1994, p. 47.
3. Op cit., Errico, Rocco, p. 92-100. (all romanized Aramaic are rendered by Dr. Errico from the Peshitta (ancient Eastern Bible), then written in our letters in above cited book).
4. Ibid,, p. 94.
5. Op cit., Klotz, p. 50.
6. Op cit., Klotz, p. 53.
7. Op cit., Errico, p. 95.
8. Errico, Rocco A., The Message Of Matthew, Noohra Foundation, Santa Fe, N.M., 1996, p. 14.
9. Op cit., Klotz, p. 59.
10. Ibid, p, 62.
11. Op cit,. Errico, Rocco, The Message of Matthew, p. 15.
12. Ibid, p. 15.