Blessed are those who Mourn

NRS Matthew 5:4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

As with each of the beatitudes the happiness in each of these is connected to a promise. Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted. Mourning would not be a blessing without this promise of comfort. The Greek word for comfort literally might be rendered to come along side. The promise of comfort is not only the promise of a future when all tears will be wiped away although this surely is an element of the promise but it is the comfort of God’s Spirit present alongside us in the midst of our mourning. Any happiness that comes to us apart from God is short lived. It is a thing of this world quickly passing away. Mourning seems to be the enemy of happiness the interruption even the final end of happiness. Jesus words set us in a different direction. Jesus does not have a morose sense of enjoying misery. What makes mourning blessed is the promise of comfort. In the mourner we see the individual who has come to experience the joy from the purpose of human community. Inevitably we realize joy is severed by sin and death. We mourn because we realize that life is not what it should be. Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted.

Matthew 5:3

NRS Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

At my high school our locks were on the lockers themselves. There was a down side for the student…or at least for me. It was very easy to close the door before I was finished. If you stepped back from your locker it would close and lock. You couldn’t get in, without once again turning the dial. Spiritual pride is a lock that closes our hearts to God. Poverty of spirit is not found by taking our very worst mistakes and failings and think only about them. Taking all of our accomplishments our good acts and stand next to God when you consider even your greatest acts of compassion and love next to God one realizes the very little that we have to offer. One realizes one’s own spiritual poverty. And this leads to happiness for it shapes us into being the kind of people who can receive God’s gifts. The promise of that those who are poor in spirit are blessed for theirs is the kingdom of heaven is more than a simple act/reward. If you are poor in spirit then I will give you this. It is like the relationship of bud to flower. The poor in Spirit will be a part of the kingdom of God because they have recognized what life is about. They have recognized what it is to be in need of God’s perfect love and desire for completeness in his world. Thanks for the minute

Pride

NRS Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

At my high school our locks were on the lockers themselves. There was a down side for the student…or at least for me. It was very easy to close the door before I was finished. If you stepped back from your locker it would close and lock. You couldn’t get in, without once again turning the dial. Spiritual pride is a lock that closes our hearts to God. Poverty of spirit is not found by taking our very worst mistakes and failings and think only about them. Taking all of our accomplishments our good acts and stand next to God when you consider even your greatest acts of compassion and love next to God one realizes the very little that we have to offer. One realizes one’s own spiritual poverty. And this leads to happiness for it shapes us into being the kind of people who can receive God’s gifts. The promise of that those who are poor in spirit are blessed for theirs is the kingdom of heaven is more than a simple act/reward. If you are poor in spirit then I will give you this. It is like the relationship of bud to flower. The poor in Spirit will be a part of the kingdom of God because they have recognized what life is about. They have recognized what it is to be in need of God’s perfect love and desire for completeness in his world. Thanks for the minute

Pride

NRS Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

At my high school our locks were on the lockers themselves. There was a down side for the student…or at least for me. It was very easy to close the door before I was finished. If you stepped back from your locker it would close and lock. You couldn’t get in, without once again turning the dial. Spiritual pride is a lock that closes our hearts to God. Poverty of spirit is not found by taking our very worst mistakes and failings and think only about them. Taking all of our accomplishments our good acts and stand next to God when you consider even your greatest acts of compassion and love next to God one realizes the very little that we have to offer. One realizes one’s own spiritual poverty. And this leads to happiness for it shapes us into being the kind of people who can receive God’s gifts. The promise of that those who are poor in spirit are blessed for theirs is the kingdom of heaven is more than a simple act/reward. If you are poor in spirit then I will give you this. It is like the relationship of bud to flower. The poor in Spirit will be a part of the kingdom of God because they have recognized what life is about. They have recognized what it is to be in need of God’s perfect love and desire for completeness in his world. Thanks for the minute

Pride

NRS Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

At my high school our locks were on the lockers themselves. There was a down side for the student…or at least for me. It was very easy to close the door before I was finished. If you stepped back from your locker it would close and lock. You couldn’t get in, without once again turning the dial. Spiritual pride is a lock that closes our hearts to God. Poverty of spirit is not found by taking our very worst mistakes and failings and think only about them rather it comes from taking all of our accomplishments our good acts and standing next to Jesus. When you consider even your greatest acts of compassion and love next to Jesus one realizes the very little that we have to offer. One realizes one’s own spiritual poverty. And this leads to happiness for it shapes us into being the kind of people who can receive God’s gifts. The promise of that those who are poor in spirit are blessed for theirs is the kingdom of heaven is more than a simple act/reward. If you are poor in spirit then I will give you this. It is like the relationship of bud to flower. The poor in Spirit will be a part of the kingdom of God because they have recognized what life is about. They have recognized what it is to be in need of God’s perfect love and desire for completeness in his world. Thanks for the minute