Blessed! The word means those who are happy or fortunate in the sight of God. As you read the Beatitudes, it can be challenging to see how those who are poor, hungry, weeping, or mocked can be considered happy. Yet the Beatitudes are considered the blueprint for what it means to follow Jesus. How is this possible? How can one that the world views as unfortunate be the one who is fortunate in the sight of God? It is important for us to understand the meaning of Jesus’s pronouncements as the daily living of the Christian life depends on it.
The Beatitudes
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