Living Bulwark Magazine • February 2026 • Volume 152
How Blessed Are the People Whose God Is the Lord
Blessed are the people who know their God – they shall stand firm and take action” … “Bless the Lord, you who are holy and humble in heart; sing praise to him and highly exalt him forever.
Daniel 11:32, 87
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. – Blessed are those who mourn … Blessed are the meek … Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness … Blessed are the merciful … Blessed are the pure in heart … Blessed are the peacemakers …
Matthew 5:3-9
FEATURES
- A Universal Call to Go and Make Disciples, by Jean Barbara
- Sending Word, by Joseph Mathias
- Seek the Seeker, by Mike Shaughnessy
- Jesus Calls his Community of Disciples “Blessed”, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- On the Beatitudes of God’s Kingdom, by Augustine of Hippo
- The Beatitudes Are Inseparable from the Cross, by Fulton J. Sheen
- The People Who Know their God, by J. I. Packer
- Countering the Mind and Spirit of the Age, by Bob Tedesco
COLUMNS, UPDATES and REFLECTIONS
- Have you found what you are looking for? and God’s Grace Abounds, by Tom Caballes
- The Same (Not Old) New Song, a Grandly Insight by Cindy Lilly
- The Pharisee and Tax Collector: “Be Merciful to Me,” by Jeanne Kun
- Be Transformed in Christ, and Who Do You Love Above All Else? by Martin Steinbereithner
- Psalm 34 – I Sought the Lord, A worship song by Eoin Lynch
- To Bless and Be Blessed – The Call to Live the Beatitudes as Disciples of Christ, edited by Don Schwager
- Preparing for a Fruitful Forty Days of Lent: Some Spiritual Reading Resources