Thursday, November 28, 2024

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

 


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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.”




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