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What are the ten Beatitudes?
- 1) Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- 2) Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.
- 3) Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.
- 4) Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
- 5) Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
- 6) Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.
- 7) Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
- 8) Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Poor in spirit
- WHat does this Beatitude mean?
- How am I blessed if I practice it?
- How might I sfuffer if I practice this?
- No matter what we are, poor or rich, we're all children of God; people who not haave much focus more on God because they are grateful for every little thing
- People will look up to you more
- People might think you're doing it for praise.
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They who mourn
- What does this Beatitude mean?
- How am I blessed if I practice this?
- How might I suffer if I practice this?
- People recgnize their own sadness, but also the suffering and sadness of others; and can comfort other people
- make you humble and compassionate
- too much sorrow can lead to depressoin
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The meek
- Whta does this Beatitude mean?
- How am I blessed if I practice this?
- How might I suffer if I practice this?
- People who aren't selfish will live happy, patient lives
- I will learn patience
- I may care for others more than myself and my own needs
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They who hunger and thirst
- What does this Beatitude mean?
- How am I blessed if I practice this?
- How might I suffer if I practice this?
- we are not content with the way things are, so we long in hunger for things to get better
- Lets us grow in holiness, justice and truth
- keep getting disappointed because things in the world may not be getting better
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Clean of Heart
- Whta does this Beatitude mean?
- How am I blessed if I practice this?
- How might I suffer if I practice this?
- People see things for what they really are; not what they think they are or want them to be You learn to look deeper into someone else instead of judging them
- if friends with someone who judges, it may be hard to be friends with that person (lose friendships)
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The merciful
- What does this Beatitude mean?
- how am I blessed if I practice this?
- How might I suffer if I practice this?
- Not everyone is perfect; we all need to forgive
- creating better relationships with God and others; we wont be so angry
- family and friend smight not understand why we forgive people who hurt us; might be misunderstood
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The peacemakers
- What does this Beatitude mean?
- How am I blessed if I practice this?
- How might I suffer if I practice this?
- people who make peace make us closer to God because their actions reflect God's
- the world wouldn't be so violent
- people may try to take advantage of my not wanting to start problems
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The persecuted
- What does this beatitude mean?
- How might I be blessed if I practice this?
- How might I suffer if I practice this?
- People who don't care about being teased because of their belief of what is right
- I will not care if I am teased by people because I am defending what I believe in
- I may be teased constantly
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