Matthew 5:5(ESV) “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”  As we look at the third beatitude spoken by Jesus on that mountain that day, we can’t help but consider the first two; blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven and blessed are they that mourn for…

Matthew 5:4 (ESV) says, Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.  Comfort is largely enabled by hope.  In his book Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis says, “Hope…means…a continual looking forward to the eternal world…It does not mean we are to leave the present world as it is.  If you read history you will…