Matthew
Blessed Are The Pure in Heart
Jesus tells us that a pure heart is required to see God. Jesus was the only truly pure hearted man. It is by clinging to him that we have hope.
Blessed are the Merciful
The millennial and younger generation is marked by a more visible social concern and volunteerism, but it often doesn’t influence the way they choose to live. In this Beatitude, Jesus pronounces a blessing on the merciful, those who allow the miseries of others to affect them and change the way they live. He presents a vision both challenge and hopeful, especially to us living in America today.
Blessed are Those Who Hunger & Thirst
We all say things like, “they shouldn’t do that,” or “it shouldn’t be that way,” but what should life look like? What is righteousness, and how can we affirm it while dealing with the ways we fall short? Jesus shows us in this beatitude that living the good life are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness.
Blessed are the Meek
As we continue looking at the good life through Jesus’ eyes, we come to another attractively different trait of the good life: Meekness. It not a cowering weakness or a brash self-assertiveness, but something altogether different, rooted in a true reckoning that God is God, and I am not.
Blessed are Those Who Mourn
In a world captivated by how to feel as good as possible as often as possible, Jesus calls mourning “blessed.” How can that be? Because it is only those who appropriately mourn the brokenness of our world and selves who will experience true comfort.
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit