Detail: Carl Heinrich Bloch, The Sermon on the Mount
Luminous Mystery 3 of 5.
Scripture
‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’
Mark 1:14–15; Matthew 5–7
Meditation
‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel.’ This is the message Jesus carries through Galilee — in parables, in the Sermon on the Mount, in encounters with the sick, the lost, and the powerful. The whole of his public preaching is condensed into this single mystery.
Fruit of the mystery
Repentance and trust