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08/17/2023 – “Blessed are this who know they are poor, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs”. Matthew 5:3 / “Jesus identified the mystical tradition of the Anawim (the humble remnant who compounded a sense of personal powerlessness with unfailing confidence in the love of God and total surrender to the guidance of his will) with himself (‘I am gentle and humble of heart’) and gave that tradition pride of place in his preaching.” (pgs. 126 – 127)

“If in the end, you can neither be holy, nor perfect, nor good, nor wise because of the weight of your sins, then carry this weight before God and surrender …