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Tagged: Ps. 51: 1-4

How Do You Find Heaven?
Posted on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Can God forgive my sin, Carol McClain, How do we find redemption, How to find the kingdom of heaven, Matthew 5:3, poor in spirit, Ps. 51: 1-4, Writing Redemption

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 ]

How Do You Find Heaven?

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 we have recognized we all sin and cannot redeem ourselves, we still must recognize our poverty of spirit. When we sin, when we're depressed, when our Christian witness is less than inspiring, we need to repent and turn back to Christ. There are probably… ...[ full story ]

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