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One day Pip went home to his iceberg 

looking really sad. "What's wrong?" 

asked Pip's mom. "Today we learned 

the beatitudes in religion class." Pip 

answered. "That's great! Then why are 

you sad?" Mom said. "I don't 

understand them," said Pip. "That's 

okay, I can help you learn the 

beatitudes," answered Mom.

"Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the 

kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:3)

"The first beatitude means that we 

should share with others and thank God 

for our blessings. Do you remember 

giving our extra fish to Polly?" asked 

Mom. "You said we gave Polly fish 

because she needed the fish and we 

had extra to share," Pip answered. 

"Sharing our fish was the right thing to 

do, and it made Polly very happy!" Mom 

said. "I'm starting to understand!" said 

Pip.

"Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be 

comforted." (Matthew 5:4)

"The second beatitude means that we 

should comfort the penguins that are 

upset or sad. Last week Alice's husband 

died, so I went to her igloo to comfort 

her. Do you remember Alice's 

husband?" asked Mom. "He was a great 

penguin," Pip answered."Yes he was. I 

brought her my homemade tuna dip 

and I prayed for her," Mom said. 

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit 

the land." (Matthew 5:5)

"The third beatitude means that we 

shouldn't show off our talents and use 

them to do good things. One way to 

live   by this beatitude is to sing at a 

nursing home. The elder penguins 

enjoy the visitors and the music," said 

Mom. "I am getting this," Pip said.

"Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for 

righteousness, for they will be satisfied." 

(Matthew 5:6)

"The fourth beatitude means that we 

should be fair and equal. It also means 

that we should believe in God and trust 

Him. When we pray, you can ask God to 

help you with your problems. Do you 

have a test with your swimming lessons 

tomorrow?" asked Mom. "Yes, I do. I can 

ask God to help me stay safe and try my 

hardest," Pip answered. "Exactly," said 

Mom. "I understand this," Pip replied.

"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be 

show mercy." (Matthew 5:7)

"The fifth beatitude means that when we 

love and forgive others, they will love and 

forgive us too," said Mom. "Last week I 

accidentally broke Linda's plate. I 

apologized to Linda and she forgave me. A 

couple of days later Linda told me that 

she broke my ice sculpture. Linda forgave 

me for breaking her plate, and I forgave 

her for breaking my ice sculpture," said 

Mom. "I get that," Pip said.

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