Carol McClain Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. (Matt. 5: 5) At one time, I considered myself meek. I think I equated my yielding, ready-to-give-in nature as meek. As of late, I’ve seen all the places I’ve been arrogant: how I knew best how to write or edit or eat or exercise. (We …[ read more ]

by Carol McClain  Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.  Eccl. 7: 2, KJV As a new Christian and a single mom, I, like nearly every woman in the world, longed for a spouse. However, my first marriage left me with nightmares for years. I …[ read more ]

Carol McClain Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Matt. 5:4 In my youth, I really believed I irreversibly ruined my life. I had fooled with drugs, married a man I shouldn’t have (But the second mistake is a lie–I birthed the most amazing daughter any mother could hope for, so that …[ read more ]

Carol McClain Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 In my darkest hours, when my emotional health was at the lowest, I understood I needed Jesus. When we are “poor in spirit,” the first Beatitude says, we can find heaven. (Read last week’s post. Click here ). However, once …[ read more ]

Carol McClain Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5: 3 My Christian brother convinced my sister and me to go to church with him when my grandmother died. After all, death is one time non-believers believe they should go to church. For me, that day turned my …[ read more ]