Blessed are the poor in spirit

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Blessed are the poor in spirit

Blessed are the poor in spirit;
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they that mourn;
for they shall be comforted.

Matthew 5:3,4 KJV

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For this is what the high and lofty One says--
he who lives forever, whose name is holy:

"I live in a high and holy place,
but also with him who is contrite
and lowly in spirit, to revive
the spirit of the lowly and
to revive the heart of the contrite.

Isaiah 57:15 NIV

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He who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

Matthew 10:38,39 RSV

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For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory. It is a trustworthy statement: For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him; If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we deny Him, He also will deny us.

2 Timothy 2:10-12 NASB

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Thanks be unto God for His wonderful gift:
Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God
is the object of our faith; the only faith
that saves is faith in Him.


Weekly Meditation

A Time for Everything

There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:

a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,

a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,

a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,

a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,

a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,

a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 NIV