Scripture of the week:

Matthew 5:8 "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. "

Action Item:

1) Read about what it means to be pure in heart.
2) Tell one or two other people about this scripture, and ask them to discuss with me about it.

Scripture of the week

Matthew 5:7 "Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. "

Possible Action Items:
1) Find opportunites at work, and with my children to show mercy to them (maybe overlook things a little more than usual).
2) Look for examples of stories in the scriptures on being merciful towards others.
3) Look for opportunities to forgive this week.

Scripture of the Week:

"Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. "
Matthew 5:6

1) Look into the analogy Jesus might be giving between physical hunger and thirst, and spiritual hunger and thirst.
2) Pray to obtain it.
3) Fast once this week to experience what it is like to have hunger and thirst, and meditate on the spiritual aspects of it.
4) Look into how this might relate to other examples Jesus gave about being, "the bread of life" and "The water, that if we dirnk from it we will not ever have thirst."