Blessed Are Those Who Are Not Self-Made

The first line from the most famous sermon Jesus ever preached says this: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God Matthew 5:3 We, like the world, often live as though the opposite is true. We believe, and often act, as though it is the

To despise or to be generous

Whoever despises his neighbour is a sinner,but blessed is he who is generous to the poor. Proverbs 14:21 The poor surround us in a variety of forms. Some of the poor are so because of severe drug abuse and even the police publish articles in the papers at times asking