Father Anthony encourages us to pray this Psalm when we feel like we’re being pursued by enemies and the world is against us.
Father Anthony uses the story of Jacob wrestling with the Angel to demonstrate that when we surrender our will and trust God, we are then blessed by Him.
Father Anthony recommends Psalm 136 as thanksgiving for the natural world created by God and encourages us to pray this when God has freed us from sin.
Father Anthony reflects on this Beatitude in Matthew as a call for us to look for ways to show mercy to others each day.