Beatitudes

The Beatitudes

**Blessed are the poor**
 * Blessed are they who mourn**
 * Blessed are the meek**
 * Blessed are they who hunger**
 * Blessed are the merciful**
 * Blessed are the clean of heart**
 * Blessed are the peacemakers**
 * Blessed are they who are persecuted**

** [|What do the Beatitudes Mean for Us Today?] ** [|Historical Context of the Beatitudes - and What they Mean]

A Great Prayer to help you think about Choosing Good, about being "the best man you can be" ...the difference between  Strength and Courage...   It takes strength to be firm. It takes courage to be gentle. It takes strength to stand guard. It takes courage to let down your guard. It takes strength to conquer. It takes courage to surrender. It takes strength to be certain. It takes courage to have doubt. It takes strength to fit in. It takes courage to stand out. It takes strength to feel a friend’s pain. It takes courage to feel your own pain. It takes strength to hide your own pains. It takes courage to show them. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">It takes strength to endure abuse. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">It takes courage to stop it. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">It takes strength to stand alone. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">It takes courage to lean on another. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">It takes strength to love. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">It takes courage to be loved. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">It takes strength to survive. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">It takes courage to live. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Author Unknown