1 Poor in Spirit Archives

Gratitude First

Nov 28, 2023 | 1 Poor in Spirit

Take a moment to count your blessings… Congratulations! You just got on the right spiritual path.

Dare to Expect Abundance

Feb 21, 2023 | 1 Poor in Spirit

Expecting abundance rather than scarcity could begin the change you want to make in the world. Read more to see why.

Frederick Buechner: Putting Color Back in the Cheeks of Grace

Aug 30, 2022 | 1 Poor in Spirit, Frederick Buechner

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:3). A Tribute to Frederick BuechnerOn August 15, 2022, Frederick Buechner died at Rupert, Vermont at age 96. He wrote novels, sermon collections, pithy essays, and moving memoirs with a...

Sabbath: The Original Celebration of Freedom

Aug 16, 2022 | 1 Poor in Spirit

Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said,...

Faltering Is Not Failure In Faith: A Maundy Thursday Meditation

Apr 12, 2022 | 1 Poor in Spirit

Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” And he said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and...

Blessed Poverty and Knowing Christ

Mar 29, 2022 | 1 Poor in Spirit, 4 Hunger & Thirst

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven....Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled (Mt 5:3, 6). Jesus begins the Sermon on the Mount – and all his teachings in Matthew, for that matter – with this...