New blog, this is new for me...

Hi, my name is Hannah... I must say that I have never kept an online blog like this before, so it's going to be fun to see how I do. Let me tell you about the name "Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit." This of course is the first of eight beatitudes in the gospel of St. Matthew. I recently had a conversation about what "poor in spirit" really means. I had never given much thought to these words... honestly, I just assumed that 'poor in spirit' meant 'weak in faith.' But this in fact is NOT what it means. I have come to understand that 'poor in spirit' is actually very similar to the 8th beatitude in Matthew, "Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake, for their's is the kingdom of heaven. Mt. 5:10. To be poor in spirit is not a weakness in faith, rather it is a suffering for one's faith. Jesus tells us that we are blest because we withstand the suffering that comes with standing strong in our faith. Amen to that! I don't know about you, but it's nice to hear him say that we will get some kind of reward for any suffering in this life.

That being said... this blog is to be used for inspiration, to provoke thought, and to address issues that come up in my life that are relevent to this blog. Basically, what you read is what this blog will be.