In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus reminded his disciples and others that a person who hungered and thirsted for righteousness would be blessed.  The New Living Translation uses the word "justice" for the word "righteousness."  Let's explore this verse from both meanings; keeping in mind this is just one way to look at it.  I believe Jesus was pointing to the fact that when we choose to live moral lives--right by God's standard--we are called blessed.  In a world that calls everything right--anything goes--what does that really mean?

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