the beatitudes

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The Beatitudes Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. What does it mean to be "poor in spirit"? Being poor in spirit means seeing that everything we are and everything we have belongs to god. What is the blessing promised to those poor in spirit? Being poor in spirit lets us love and give generously. Name two or three ways this beatitude challenges you to change the way you …

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…help us be happy? The ability to mourn helps us because we get to see the good potential as well as the bad. Int he end god will return things to it's proper order, and everything will be good and all will be happy. Name 2-3 ways this beatitude challenges you to change the way you live. It's challenging to try to see the good and bad in things. Most of the times we ju