tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post6842270535917403787..comments2023-06-09T07:53:16.715-04:00Comments on Jeannie Prinsen: "Blessed are the poor in spirit": encountering one of God's "little ones"Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-19723996726110436292017-11-03T14:59:02.609-04:002017-11-03T14:59:02.609-04:00Thank you so much, Carolina! So nice of you to com...Thank you so much, Carolina! So nice of you to come by, read, and comment.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-84906741690347748862017-11-03T14:25:32.677-04:002017-11-03T14:25:32.677-04:00I love your heart, friend. You are so encouraging ...I love your heart, friend. You are so encouraging and so full of the light of Jesus. I'm grateful for you. xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18341177613236272876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-24108514153383807232017-05-05T07:53:27.565-04:002017-05-05T07:53:27.565-04:00I know exactly what you mean, Betsy. I am not immu...I know exactly what you mean, Betsy. I am not immune to this sort of attitude at all, And yes, I think recognizing our own poverty of spirit, not just someone else's, is key. Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-83236122822675002782017-05-05T04:47:33.576-04:002017-05-05T04:47:33.576-04:00I love you poem, Jeannie. So sad about the young w...I love you poem, Jeannie. So sad about the young woman's attitude. Although I like to think I'd never say out LOUD something that unkind, I think disparaging thoughts about others all the time. May the Lord make me see how poor in spirit I really am! Betsy de Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787903903743238209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-59139161858879501402017-05-04T16:08:28.991-04:002017-05-04T16:08:28.991-04:00Me too, Tim. That is not a nice way to go through ...Me too, Tim. That is not a nice way to go through life.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-50197165187831417882017-05-04T16:03:54.826-04:002017-05-04T16:03:54.826-04:00That poem aptures a moment in the life of one poo...That poem aptures a moment in the life of one poor in spirit indeed, Jeannie. I feel so sorry for the young woman who thought herself entitled to getting her own way right away.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313216250048083410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-70693908608186023322017-05-03T16:07:06.925-04:002017-05-03T16:07:06.925-04:00I've been her too, Michelle -- and I can't...I've been her too, Michelle -- and I can't say it was only when I was young, either. Thanks so much for your thoughts.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-38926317985071714742017-05-03T15:56:01.440-04:002017-05-03T15:56:01.440-04:00Oh my gosh - that poem. It painted a picture that ...Oh my gosh - that poem. It painted a picture that made me think of the beatitude in a new way. Thank you. I've been that impatient young women, and am becoming more and more that sweet-loving young man as I age. You've pained a powerful picture for us. <br /><br />Can't wait to read the rest of this series. <br /><br /> Michelle Van Loonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17069884177270291492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-48798516986234229112017-05-03T13:31:11.229-04:002017-05-03T13:31:11.229-04:00Thanks so much for reading and commenting, April.Thanks so much for reading and commenting, April.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-21863732877701568142017-05-03T13:30:55.228-04:002017-05-03T13:30:55.228-04:00Thank you so much, Bronwyn, and for sharing this o...Thank you so much, Bronwyn, and for sharing this on Twitter too. Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-59316167693682996362017-05-03T13:26:59.937-04:002017-05-03T13:26:59.937-04:00I love this!!I love this!!Jeff and April Fiethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03136522157514563895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-60545423829972453422017-05-03T13:25:27.618-04:002017-05-03T13:25:27.618-04:00Ah: your poem!! Love this, and love this project &...Ah: your poem!! Love this, and love this project <3 Bronwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967693332642800547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-67645288559108579582017-05-03T10:28:45.330-04:002017-05-03T10:28:45.330-04:00That's for sure, Lisa. I was thinking, how in ...That's for sure, Lisa. I was thinking, how in this post I am talking about someone ELSE who is poor in spirit -- but of course it also applies to me. I don't think I'm going to be able to get away with meditating on this beatitude for a whole month without seeing myself in it. Thanks so much for coming by to read this!Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-55416019125510985152017-05-03T10:10:50.719-04:002017-05-03T10:10:50.719-04:00I love this post, Jeannie, and I can't tell yo...I love this post, Jeannie, and I can't tell you how much I LOVE the poem! In addition to the shoved aside and forgotten, I've always thought of the "poor in spirit" as the people so desperate they don't have anywhere or anything to turn to except for Jesus. That's not a blessing we usually think to ask for.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354709097508082583noreply@blogger.com