"'We all want to be happy, blessed, and we are tempted to make that state of blessing our goal. But the spiritual irony is that such blessings are reserved for those who want something else more. And as Jesus puts it here, that something else is righteousness. We are required by God to hunger and thirst." -- Douglas Wilson, Not as the Scribes
Happiness is reserved for those who want something more than happiness. In other words, happiness cannot be acquired as an end in itself. It cannot be grabbed or held that way. If you chase happy, you won't have it. If you find yourself happy, you can't keep it by trying to keep it. Blessedness is obtained by aiming at righteousness. Those who know that they lack righteousness will have it. Those who know they can't acquire happiness will have it. The hungry are the only ones who can be full and the thirsty the only ones who can be quenched. You cannot be sated or slaked by chasing food or drink. Satisfaction is found in the Founder of the feast.
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