Are We There Yet?

You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you, there is more of God and his rule.

Matthew 5:3 (The Message)

In order to teach his disciples, Jesus would often go apart from the crowds. One day he took his committed followers up a hillside and taught what is often called the Beatitudes—a listing of blessings that we don’t often realize are blessings. This blessing is at the top…