Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:3).
To be poor in spirit does not in the least mean the thing we call “poor spirited.” To be poor in spirit means to have emptied yourself of all desire to exercise personal self-will, and, what is just as important, to have renounced all preconceived opinions in the whole-hearted search for God. It means to be willing to set aside your present habits of thought, your present views and prejudices, your present way of life if necessary; to jettison, in fact anything and everything that can stand in the way of your finding God.
Are we willing to empty ourselves of all desire to exercise personal self-will; renounce all preconceived opinions; set aside our present habits of thought, present views and prejudices; even our present way of life? This is what is meant by emptying our selves so we can be filled with God’s will and grace.
When we are willing to do all these things, we will be “poor in spirit” and living in the Kingdom God created for us in our gardens.
Running on empty,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
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