Matthew 5:4–  Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. We are continuing with the 2nd Beatitude from Matthew 5:1-12 from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.  Jesus said that we are blessed when we mourn.  Blessed means happy or divinely or happily favored. The word mourn means lament or deep grief. It is Continue reading

Matthew 5:3- Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Jesus’s Sermon the Mount in Matthew 5:1-12 begins with the beatitudes, which are standards of conduct or attitudes that Christ followers should exemplify. They are attitudes that Jesus expects us to have. They  contrast with worldly values and the way Continue reading