Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their posterity among the peoples. All who see them will recognize that they are a people the LORD has blessed.
Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring.They will sprout among the grass like poplars by flowing streams.
Let your work be seen by your servants, and your splendor by their children.Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish for us the work of our hands— establish the work of our hands!
Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?