Pray the Word with David Platt is a resource from radical.net.

Matthew chapter 5, verses 3 through 12, include the beatitudes,

these promises from Jesus of blessing on groups of people who have these characteristics.

And as we read these verses, we can't help but just to pray for these things

in our lives. As I was reading through them, I was just praying, oh God, may all of these things

mark me. So I want to just lead us to pray all of these beatitudes over our lives.

Verse three, start there and we'll just kind of go down.

So blaster the poor and spirit.

God, we pray that you to help us to be poor in spirit.

Humble and spirit before you.

For we know that those who are poor and spirit,

theirs is the kingdom of heaven god may we be

poor in spirit blaster those who mourn for they will be comforted god in our mourning in our

sorrow over sin and suffering and evil and injustice in the world.

We pray that we would know your comfort.

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

God, make us meek.

God, may this trait, this quality characteristic that is so uncommon in the world around us, be common among us. May our hearts

be meek, may our demeanors be meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who

hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. God, we pray that our lives will be

marked by this kind of hunger and this kind of thirst. May we long for righteousness,

like we long for food when we're hungry. May we long for righteous like we long for water

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