way down or up

Thursday February 6^th, Matthew 5: ³"You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.  ⁴"You're blessed when you feel you've lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.  ⁵"You're blessed when you're content with just who you are—no more, no less. That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought. These first three blessings are conditions in life.   Whether you find yourself at the end of your rope, find that you have lost everything, or find yourself just hopelessly sitting there with no place to go but up, you are not alone.  In fact, whereas the world may call you a looser, Christ calls you blessed because at least when you start moving you are at least going up.  And when you are going up the one who is giving you a helping hand is none other than Christ.  So when you find yourself beat down with no place to go, look up, take Christ’s hand with the firm grip of prayer and start moving forward knowing Christ calls you blessed even if the world doesn’t.  But then what do they know, most of time they are the ones on their way down.