Blessedness in awareness
my humility, in my sin,
knowing my poverty
my need for God, to begin
Transforming my heart
from the ways of the world
blessed in the opposite
of society’s rewards
A closeness to God
in embracing our weakness
a wisdom from Him
not in the ways of the earth
January 28, 2011
Matthew 5:1-12
Beatitudes
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