Poor in spirit

[WarriorAngel]

AI overview google Catholic


To be poor in spirit means recognizing that everything good in our nature comes from God. Anything worthy of praise in us comes from God and God alone. Being poor in spirit is a type of spiritual posture, acting as “beggar” before the Lord.

"Poor in spirit" means to recognize your own spiritual insufficiency and dependence on God, essentially acknowledging that you have no inherent goodness or righteousness on your own and need to rely completely on God's grace; it's a state of humility and a recognition of your need for God, often described as being like a beggar before him, asking for mercy and forgiveness.

• Biblical context:
  This phrase comes from the Bible, specifically the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:3 where Jesus says, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
  
  
• • Not about material poverty:
    While "poor" might suggest a lack of material possessions, "poor in spirit" refers to a spiritual poverty, meaning a lack of self-reliance and an understanding that all good comes from God.
  • Humility and dependence:
    Being "poor in spirit" means approaching God with humility, acknowledging your own shortcomings and relying on His grace to provide for your needs.

 

[WarriorAngel]

Pondering the Rosary Luminous mysteries today and the proclamation of the Kingdom

 

[mourningdove~]

Those who know they are poor in spirit are truly blessed.

 

[WarriorAngel]

Those who know they are poor in spirit are truly blessed.

Jesus, I trust in You.

 

[timothyu]

May also mean NOT rich in the self serving ways (spirit) of the flesh. Jesus represented a Kingdom opposite in nature to the world of man and as a result He spoke in ways of the Kingdom rather than in ways humans would speak. His parables avoided direct confrontation with the oppressors of mankind simply because His speech was alien to the self serving minds of man but the oppressed understood.

 

[RileyG]

Thanks for posting

 

[WarriorAngel]

May also mean NOT rich in the self serving ways (spirit) of the flesh. Jesus represented a Kingdom opposite in nature to the world of man and as a result He spoke in ways of the Kingdom rather than in ways humans would speak. His parables avoided direct confrontation with the oppressors of mankind simply because His speech was alien to the self serving minds of man but the oppressed understood.

This is also an equal understanding.
For we are empty of self and world and rely on the Lord.