Blessed Quote by Francois Fenelon

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed…

— Anonymous

“The poor in spirit are blessed because theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The meek are blessed because they'll inherit the earth. People who…

— Daniel Partner

“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed…

— Anonymous

The beatitudes say, "Blessed are the poor". They don't say, "Blessed are those who care for the poor."

— Henri Nouwen

“In the Gospel, there is a sentence that expresses the same ethical imperative in a more fascinating way: “Blessed are the poor in spirit:…

— Luigi Giussani

Blessed be the ones that are free that have detached from possessions that can possess Thee.

— Stanley Victor Paskavich

“Blessed are the poor in spirit . . . .” This is the first principle in the kingdom of God. The underlying foundation of…

— Oswald Chambers

Jesus didn't say, 'Blessed are those who care for the poor.' He said, 'Blessed are we where we are poor, where we are broken.'…

— Henri Nouwen

“The way to deeper knowledge of God is through the lonely valleys of soul poverty and abnegation of all things. The blessed ones who…

— A.W. Tozer

'Blessed are the poor in spirit, for they shall see God' suggested to me a heavenly welfare program for the meek. Today that saying…

— Huston Smith

The deprived ones are more appreciative of the blessings of God than the blessed ones.

— Anonymous

“It would take many centuries before Christian preachers started to teach that when Christ said, 'Blessed are the poor for theirs in the Kingdom…

— Norman F. Cantor