Blessed Are They That Mourn

Blessed Are They That Mourn

“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4) OK, when you read the above — the second of the beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount — what comes to mind as to what Jesus is saying? If your answer is that He is saying that God will comfort...
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit

Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit

After selecting His twelve Apostles on a mountaintop, Jesus and His disciples begin to descend the mountain, pausing at a flat area (a plain) where many people from the surrounding areas are waiting to see Him and be healed of various diseases (see Luke 6:17). After...