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It seems half of the beatitudes are what draw us to Christ. The other half are what is given after coming to Christ.
You're not poor in spirit if you are sinless.
You aren't mourning if you are perfect before God.
But you are poor in spirit if you are trying to be sinless and perfect before God, because you find out you aren't perfect. Then, because of this thirst for Righteousness we come to Christ and He makes us Righteous.
He makes us pure in heart, giving us Mercy and Peace.
All of the beatitudes are a blessing from God. Even though they don't seem like it at first.
The beatitudes deserve a better description than this but that's all I've got right now. I probably should have stopped after the 2nd sentence...