Jesus Christ began his famous Sermon on the Mount with a list of the eight "Beatitudes."

But what does Beatitudes mean and why are they important?

Jesus begins each Beatitude with the Greek word "makarios," which is translated as "Blessed are the..."

Beatitude (makarios) is a word that means "happy" or "blessed."

But the strange thing about Jesus's Beatitudes is that the people he described don't sound very happy or blessed.

How can someone be poor and happy? Or be blessed with mourning? Who can be meek or hungry or thirsty and still happy?

It all sounds crazy until you think about what Jesus invites his disciples to become with his help.

When Jesus shared the Beatitudes with his disciples, he was not lecturing them. The Beatitudes were an invitation to his disciples to become a new kind of people. He was inviting them to understand what people are like in the Kingdom of God.

Christians chooses to be poor in spirit because they know it is the path towards happiness.

Christians mourn together and find comfort.

Christians remain meek and humble because making other people happy leads to our own happiness.

The hungry Christian will be filled. The merciful Christian will be shown mercy.

The list goes on.

Live the Beatitudes and find the path towards happiness.

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