2026

You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out […]

Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.  Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.—Matthew 5:10 Reading this verse from Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount takes us back to

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.—Matthew 5:9 To be a person that seeks and strives for peace takes incredible hope.  A peacemaker is one

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.—Matthew 5:8 One of my most favorite things about being a person of faith is the beauty of being able

Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.—Matthew 5:7 I haven’t arm wrestled in years and probably since I was a kid.  I was never very good at it. 

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.—Matthew 5:6 Have you ever read a good book that you just can’t put down?  Or have

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.—Matthew 5:5 One of my favorite television shows growing up was the sitcom “Designing Women.”  In one of my favorite episodes,

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.—Matthew 5:4 So much of this world is about loss.  From the time that we are born into this world, we

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.—Matthew 5:3 For the next week and a half, we will spend some time with each of the