blessed are the poor in spirit

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

blessed are those 

who are entirely dependent on God's grace every single day,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

i finally get it.

"just like you can't impress a NASA engineer with your paper airplane, no matter how far it flies... you can't bring your goodness into the presence of God and be proud of what you have to show. God's goodness is so great, God's love is so immense, God's patience is so unending, God's virtues, well, they're limitless- they make whatever it is that we have to share completely shy in comparison. so when people truly encounter the living God, they immediately feel poverty of spirit... if anyone still feels pride in the presence of God, well, then they haven't really been in the presence of God."

- pastor dave swaim, 7/12/09

i really, really miss highrock :(