Joan Chittister: "Blessed are the merciful," the fifth beatitude contends, "for they shall receive mercy." Jesus says that the kind of mercy we give will be the kind of mercy we get when we need it.

The first that, to my mind, pulls out of the hole is the fifth in the Matthew list, which is the beatitude I’m particularly attracted to at this time. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive ...

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis on March 13, 2013, a pair of feelings stirred in me — hope and skepticism. Both felt like one ...

The Beatitudes provide a course of training that develops our vulnerability so as to recognize the poor in spirit. In this sense, they are a remarkable guide to life.

Michael H. Crosby, Spirituality of the Beatitudes. GOD WANTS us to be merciful with ourselves. And besides, our sorrows are not our own. He takes them on himself, into his heart.

This Beatitude states that you cannot receive mercy if you do not open your hand and heart to be merciful to others. In the Bible, the prophet Micah speaks of kindheartedness this way: “He has ...

I have been asked to review the Beatitudes and their present-day relevancy. ... We are taught that being merciful (7) to our fellow travelers is the way to live life with a pure heart (8).

The fourth beatitude is for those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. They were promised satisfaction. The fifth is for people who are merciful and they were promised mercy.

Many are ones involving the Beatitudes. At first, I did a double take. These are some of the few words directly attributable to Jesus. ... • The merciful. • The pure in heart.

It is interesting to note that in his “Sermon on the Mount” in Matthew 5:7, Jesus said, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” That is the only “beatitude” where a ...