1 Poor in Spirit
Sabbath: The Original Celebration of Freedom

Sabbath: The Original Celebration of Freedom

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,...

Blessed Poverty and Knowing Christ

Blessed Poverty and Knowing Christ

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...