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This Thanksgiving, take a moment to be thankful for the blessings in your life.
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**Notes on the Beatitudes:**
- Being poor in spirit does not equate to being unholy.
- Mourning does not mean feeling self-pity.
- Meekness does not indicate weakness.
- Righteousness is not merely about being right.
- Being merciful does not require forgetting past wrongs.
- Purity of heart is not determined by race or skin color.
- Peacemakers do not ignore injustices or turn away from dishonorable conduct.
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**The Beatitudes** (Matthew 5:3-10):
- "Blessed are the poor in spirit."
- "Blessed are those who mourn."
- "Blessed are the meek."
- "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness."
- "Blessed are the merciful."
- "Blessed are the pure in heart."
- "Blessed are the peacemakers."
- "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness.”
