Do I consider myself "blessed" in my life?

by Deacon José  |  02/01/2026  |  From the Clergy

“Blessed” is an adjective that describes someone who feels very happy, fortunate, or blessed by some circumstance. It can also refer to something that produces joy or satisfaction.

Certainly, the statement that Jesus makes about who the blessed are, does not seem to conform to the common criteria of today's society or the personal criteria of many people. How can those who suƯer, those who weep, those who hunger and thirst for justice be blessed? Perhaps we could consider blessed the merciful, the pure in heart, those who work for peace, but the persecuted?

Recall what Jesus said to Peter, "You think like a man and not like God." Precisely for the same reason, we cannot see the greatness of Jesus' statement about who the blessed are, because we see the message with human thoughts and not with God's thought.

If we change our way of thinking, we will no longer ask ourselves, "Why am I going through this situation?" but rather we will ask ourselves, "What am I going through this situation for?" In other words, “what is God trying to teach me through this situation?” If we understand God's criteria, we will see how blessed we are in all the circumstances of our lives.

Deacon José