Blessed Quote by Henri Nouwen

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

— Oswald Chambers

“Those who are materially poor, hungry, and grieving are called "blessed" by Jesus, because wealth, satisfactions, and pleasures do not blind them to their…

— Roch A. Kereszty

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

— Henri Nouwen

“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

Blessed are the poor in spirit." Blessed are they who are stripped of every thing, even of their own wills, that they may no…

— Francois Fenelon

As Christians, we have an additional reason to love and serve the poor; for in them we see the face and the flesh of…

— Pope Francis

God's greatest blessings are upon those who show the proper respect for the poor and the needy.

— Lester Roloff

“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 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 those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed…

— Anonymous

“Remember, Christ willed to be born poor, and He chose disciples who were living, for the most part, in poverty. Christ made Himself a…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

Jesus never says to the poor: ‘come find the church’, but he says to those of us in the church: ‘go into the world…

— Tony Campolo