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In the opening of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus looks out at a crowd we know almost nothing about and begins to speak words that still unsettle us today. Matthew’s lack of detail matters because it reveals that the Beatitudes are spoken to every human heart. Jesus redefines what it means to be blessed, shifting it away from success, control, and outward circumstances, and rooting it instead in relationship with God. The Beatitudes invite us to see where God meets us in weakness, uncertainty, and vulnerability, and to ask an honest question of ourselves: will we allow Him to define what a truly blessed life looks like?
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