You may not be persecuted for your faith, but Christians who share their faith know what it is to be insulted, misunderstood and mistreated. Jesus says, you are blessed, you have a reward in heaven.

Our vocation, as Christians, is to bring people into reconciliation.

Key question. It's not how much you do for others, but why?

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught his disciples to pray, "Our Father, who art in heaven..."

Christians are to be merciful as God is merciful - and it's in our own best interests.

Jesus did not say the righteous would be filled. It's those who hunger for what they do not have - God's righteousness.

Those who mourn - over their sin - will be comforted and blessed by God.

There is only one way to Christ - to daily come in poverty of spirit.

Don't worry about your enemies & their motives. They can't hold you up on your dream journey. God's intention is what matters.

Allow God to transform your character, since character is what guides the dream journey-process.