The Happy Ones, According to Jesus

In the Beatitudes from Matthew 5, Jesus tells us who the happy ones are:

Matthew 5:3-10 (NRSV):
³ “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
⁴ “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
⁵ “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
⁶ “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
⁷ “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
⁸ “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
⁹ “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
¹⁰ “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

A good exercise to practice is to rewrite a portion of scripture in your own words. I have rewritten this portion in the following way:

3 Those who "own" nothing are the happy ones, because when nothing belongs to them, they own everything that God values.
4 Those who grieve and are sad over loss in their life are the happy ones because they have gained the capacity to receive comfort from the One who best understands loss. 
5 Those who accept themselves, enjoying who they are and who others are without competition or rivalry or envy are the happy ones, because someday they will inherit all that belongs to them in God.
6 Those who want God's justice system to prevail more than they want any human ideas of justice (including their own) are the happy ones, because the day will come when they will understand well what God's justice is like and find it to be fully satisfying for all.
7 Those who gladly extend mercy to the undeserving are the happy ones, because they will receive mercy when they don't deserve it!
8 Those who are honest and sincere at the core of their being are the happy ones, because they are the ones who will see and understand God fully one day.
9 Those who work to heal fractured and hostile relationships in a rivalrous and violent world are the happy ones, because when they do this, people see and acknowledge God's family likeness in them.
10 Those who face difficulties and misunderstanding because they have made choices in line with God's kingdom values are the happy ones, because that very kingdom and its ways belong to them!

You may want to write your own version. A good exercise would be to meditate on this portion with imagination, asking the Spirit of God to etch these realities deeply on your heart and mind until Jesus' measurement of what counts overrides the loud voices around us that continually tell us what counts.