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58f1060 Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." There could not have been a broader, more beautiful statement. Why? In Greek "the poor in spirit," means "bankruptcy". Blessed--or most fortunate; or, to be envied is better--is a person who has been reduced to bankruptcy, without any potential of his own, for in his bankruptcy, all heaven is his! Why is there not more heaven in some people? The rich young ruler in Matthe.. John Wright Follette