"Priviledged are those who are lacking in spritual worth because to them is given the Kindom of God."
"Blessed are those who obviously don't deserve it because theirs is the Kingdom of God."
"Blessed are those who have no reason to be blessed because it is they who embody the Kindom of God."
It is the demonstration of God's mercy and grace that he has chosen to lavish the Kingdom of God on those who obviously don't deserve to receive it. I have chosen this way of translation instead of the traditional "poor in spirit" because I loved this meditation on God's mercy so much. It caused me to ponder how such an understanding might change the way that I view myself and others. We are so blessed by God's mercy and perhaps when we sit in this place of humility before God we are able to get an accurate view of the Kingdom of God.
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