Poverty of Spirit
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Do you feel blessed when you are at your lowest? Are you thinking of another kingdom or way of life when you have a broken spirit?
In this broken and sin-filled world, it is easy to be impoverished in our spirit. We can feel weighed down by the cares, the traumas, and the brokenness in our lives and in the lives of those around us.
In the Sermon on the Mount, in Matthew’s gospel, Jesus promised, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3, ESV).
We can anticipate another kingdom and way of life in the shadows of this one. God has the kingdom of heaven awaiting those of us who are impoverished in spirit. Jesus went so far as to call the poor in spirit “blessed”.
May we anticipate the coming kingdom of God in our poverty of spirit and know that we are blessed as Jesus promised, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
A Prayer for the Saturday after Ascension Day:
“Almighty God, whose only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven: May our hearts and minds also there ascend, and with him continually dwell; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.” (Book of Common Prayer, 2019).
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