The Beatitudes Coasters

Lillies represent the peacemaker tangled inside thorns; the olive tree symbolizes friendship; sheep and staff reminds us our Lord the Good Shepherd

Both the ocean and dolphin symbolizes mercy; the ocean of God's bountiful mercy and dolphin, the kindness in mercy

The desert represents the journey through hunger and thirst, while the Lion represents God watching from above the the river symbolizes the path to fulfilment in Is 43:19

The hyssop and snow symbolizes purity as in Ps 50; cedar and birds represent a purification ritual and the sun shows us God from above

The roses and spear symboilizes crucifixion and the martyrs; the fish symbol is an early Christian notation and the gates represents the Kingdom of Heaven.

Two coins and bread represent the widow's poverty and generosity while sparrows symbolizes interior freedom and worth as in Mt 10:31. The gates lead to the Kingdom of Heaven.

The donkey symbolizes the humble while thistles and weeds represent the difficulties. The palms and treasure points to our heavenly inheritance.

Chrysanthemums and cypress symboilizes grief and the oil lamp brings comfort; similarly, the moon and stars symbolizes light in darkness. In Ps 30, teardrops turned wailing into dancing.