We hear a very interesting psalm this morning. It proclaims: Blessed are the poor in spirit.
The kingdom of God is theirs. We hear this phrase a lot – poor in spirit. It is one of Jesus’ proclamations in the
beatitudes. But what does it really
mean? I associate being poor in spirit with humility, in
putting God first in life. Being poor in spirit means that you are willing to
disassociate from anything that takes you away from the Kingdom of God. When some people hear the term “poor in spirit,”
some people might think it to be a pejorative term, but in reality, I think it
is anything but that. Think of the rich man who put his possessions
first, who was sad because he saw those possessions as being important and
essential to his life, who would not let them go in order to enter God’s
kingdom. Being poor in spirit means being willing to walk by
faith, willing to take risks in our life of faith. If we are poor in spirit, we truly hunger and
thirst for God. I wonder if we are truly poor in spirit. If the kingdom of God is ours.
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