Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed the meek: for they shall inherit the earth
blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall have mercy shown them.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted in the cause of righteousness: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and faulsy say all kinds of evil against you because of me
Explaining the Beatitudes
Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Jesus said if you lack faith and your
Blessed are those who mourn: for they shall be comforted. Anybody who becomes a widow or widower god will be there everyday to get over there loss.
Blessed the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. If you are a shy Christian and non-aggressive you will be seen by God in a special way.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be satisfied. If you look for truth and honesty God will respect you.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall have mercy shown them. If you show forgiveness and mercy God will show it to you.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. If you have pure thoughts about everyone you will go to heaven, but if you don’t then you won’t.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God. Peacemakers will see God. Because Jesus said love one another as I have loved you.
Blessed are those who are persecuted in the cause of righteousness:
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and faulsy say all kinds of evil against you because of me: This is my favorite as it gives an understanding that Jesus wants us to stick by our religion thorough thick or thin.
Jesus gave us these nine Beatitudes for a reason not only to respect them ourselves but to let others respect them as well. This lists the nine types of people that god has chosen to be aloud into heaven. The ninth Beatitude grabs my attention as it describes that no matter how hard it becomes Jesus wants us to stick by him as he would do so for us.
Caitriona Mc Kenna
11J
Mr. Corrigan