Tag: righteous
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They shall be comforted
“Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4) The second beatitude builds on our mental recognition of our poverty of spirit by adding an emotional response of sorrow. When we face the evil in our own lives, it saddens us; when we face the evil in the world—which includes possible evil in…
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Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven
“Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit, for Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven” (Matthew 5:3) The “poor in spirit” are those who cast themselves on God’s grace. We personally acknowledge our spiritual bankruptcy before God. It is the tax collector in the temple, beating his breast and saying, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner”…
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Hidden Treasure & the Pearl
Every one of us holds to certain values in life. But does our personal value system line up with God’s values? The Parable of the Hidden Treasure “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that…
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The Mind…
“The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.” ~Romans 8: 9
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The best and most beautiful things…
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart. ~Helen Keller
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