Matthew 5:3
I am blessed when I realize the actual state of my soul
when I see how sick and impoverished it is
prone to do and say things I would be ashamed of.
When I realize the state of my own soul I acknowledge the richness of the gift I've been given.
a life of freedom from those things that would otherwise hold me in shackles
a freedom I receive rather than work hard for
a freedom I trust rather than one I earn.
One could say you inherit the kingdom of heaven when you accept your own sense of being found wanting
of not measuring up
of continually failing
of being unable to sustain in yourself a sense of consistency of thought, emotion, or action
When you accept you are poor in spirit, there is no lower to go nor is there a higher place to stand
everything is a gift, and you receive it with joy because you realize it is of great value and have done nothing of worth to deserve it.
Lord Jesus Christ, who became poor and who lived among the impoverished of spirit, grant that we might find freedom through such poverty so that we might live gratefully receiving everything as a gift from you.
Amen.
