Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the land.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart,
for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
—Matthew 5:1-12a
Make me meek, that you may bless me
with a portion in the land.
I am arrogant—oh, best me:
Make me bow when I would stand.
Yet, O Lord, I mourn already;
say my tears have filled your hand.
Make me poor, in wealth, in spirit,
that your kingdom may be mine.
Rich, I am too full to carry
what you give, sev’n times refined,
and this grief that I am bearing
fills my days before, behind.
Make me hunger for your mercy;
make me thirst for righteousness.
I have tasted judgment’s burning,
vengeance’ wine drunk in excess,
yet these tears increased my thirsting,
yearning for the bread you bless.
Let my arrogance be done for:
Make me humble; make me meek.
Give me thirst and give me hunger
for yourself: Be all I seek.
Come, O Lord, and be my comfort:
Let me break the bread of peace.
Egyptian professional mourners in a sorrowful gesture of mourning. – Alma E..”Reader’s Digest: Mysteries of the Bible: The Enduring Question of the Scriptures”.Pleasantville, New York/Montreal.The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.1988.ISBN: 0-89577-293-0Author, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20137834
Kate Bluett 