Blessed are the Poor in Spirit // Sermon on the Mount // Matthew 5:3

Jesus opens the Sermon on the Mount by announcing that the kingdom of heaven is already here and by redefining who is truly flourishing. The Beatitudes begin with Jesus' proclamation, “Blessed are the poor in spirit,” which challenges our cultural obsession with control, success, and accumulation. Drawing on Hartmut Rosa’s idea of resonance, this sermon invites us to see powerlessness not as failure, but as a posture that opens us to receive God’s kingdom and a different way of being human. Recorded January 25, 2026.