The Beatitudes

Jesus Christ who strengthens me

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled (Matthew 5 :6

There are two keywords in the fourth beatitude that are significant to the daily life of the people : hunger and thirst . Everyone experiences hunger and thirst and knows what it feels like . These are daily needs that are to be addressed to and be satisfied at a daily basis . In the context of the beatitude , Jesus used these physical drives to illustrate the desperation of the blessed person

's desire for righteousness (D . Heck . Righteousness to , as a spiritual and inner craving must be satisfied

But what is righteousness ? Righteousness is not absolute holiness or perfection , either (R . Schuller . In this sense , Schuller suggest that one can be righteous without being absolutely holy and perfect . He argues that man makes too much mistake and to be perfect is something impossible for man to achieve . He further suggests that righteousness points to man 's relationship with others and himself . But this writer believes on the other arguments made by other scholars . To be righteous is to live a life that is in conformity with the will of the Lord . This is different from what the world sees as righteous because the world 's standard of righteousness is far different with that of the standards of God . A thing might be righteous in the eyes of man , such as same sex marriage is acceptable to some , but not in the eyes of God . So righteousness will be measured by God . So the one who hungers and thirst for righteousness , as with daily need for food and water , will be filled with God and be satisfied . The cycle continues by a person continually longing for righteousness and be continuously filled...