Matthew 5:1-12.    The Beatitudes are read on All Saints Day to affirm that our deeds have ultimate significance. We celebrate the saints – living and dead – who have sacrificed to do the right thing. They, like us, have done deeds that involved sacrifice or have caused suffering, or that nobody pays attention to, and we have done things that seem to be part of losing causes. Jesus tells us that these deeds: mercy, love, peace, mourn the dead, and suffering persecution in my name matter. They matter to Jesus, to us, the world, the kingdom. Be Blest!