Matthew 5:3-5

As I read the Savior's teachings in his Sermon on the Mount, I found myself again pondering the following:

"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth." (New Testament Matthew 5:3 - 5)

For my own reference, I found the following explanations that were given by President Harold B. Lee -

1. Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit

“To be poor in spirit is to feel yourselves as the spiritually needy, ever dependent upon the Lord for your clothes, and your food and the air you breathe, your health, your life; realizing that no day should pass without fervent prayer of thanksgiving, for guidance and forgiveness and strength sufficient for each day’s need.”

2. Blessed Are They That Mourn

“To mourn, as the Master’s lesson here would teach, one must show that ‘godly sorrow that worketh repentance’ and wins for the penitent a forgiveness of sins and forbids a return to the deeds of which he mourns.”

3. Blessed Are the Meek

“A meek man is defined as one who is not easily provoked or irritated and forbearing under injury or annoyance. Meekness is not synonymous with weakness. The meek man is the strong, the mighty, the man of complete self-mastery. He is the one who has the courage of his moral convictions, despite the pressure of the gang or the club.” (taken from Lee, Decisions for Successful Living, pp. 56–63.)

Each of these quotes have provided me a great deal more incite.