Psalm 31; 1 John 3:1-3; Rev. 7:2-17; Matt. 5:1-12 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Mt. 5 Each of our Scripture readings today begins in a similar way. 1 John 3 begins, “See what kind of love the Father has given to us…” Matt. 5 begins, “Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up…” And, we will…