What makes a good person? I don’t mean just someone who is nice to know because they are famous or wealthy. Often, our heroes are great athletes – but many of those have no moral character. A good person, one you would call your friend and trust with your life, is usually humble and kind. Maybe they’re ordinary in other ways, but not in character. Does is take money to be well off? Blessed are the poor, blessed are the meek….only from God’s grace because these are the conditions we usually find ourselves in. We can’t try to live out the Beatitudes – we need to embrace the grace we are given by receiving the kingdom God has brought to our lives.