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"BLESSED are those who mourn" is, paradoxically, a more necessary message than "Rejoice in the Lord always," because there can be no true rejoicing until we have stopped running away from mourning. Simon Tugwell, The Beatitudes...
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www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/july/22.50.html
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FIFTH DAY. Mourning, accompanied by faith and love, opens the door to God’s healing, wholeness, freedom and joy. "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."
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www.crossroad.to/Bible_studies/Beatitudes/Matt3.html
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New International Version (©1984); Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. ... International Standard Version (©2008); "How blessed are those who mourn, because it is they who will be comforted!
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Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. ... We are encouraged and helped by those who have gone on ahead. And especially by Jesus, who holds the other end of the rope. ... This Beatitude turns on the meanings of two words: mourn and comfort. Jesus will turn our mourning inside out and create a...
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www.morningstarchurch.org/sermons/thosewhomourn.html
www.morningstarchurch.org/sermons/thosewhomourn.html
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Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
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www.openwordchurch.org/sermons/2005-01-16.html
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Excerpts from various articles on this beatitude with links to the quoted documents. ... "Lord Jesus, you said, "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." Let us not be impatient under our own burdens and unconcerned about the burdens of others." -- Dialogued Prayer on the Beatitudes;
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www.silk.net/RelEd/beatitudesmourn.htm
www.silk.net/RelEd/beatitudesmourn.htm
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For instance, he said, "Blessed are those who mourn." How very different than the usual salutation given to mourners! Imagine saying "You are blessed" to someone who is mourning a great loss.
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www.pbc.org/dp/zeisler/4064.html
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Blessed are those who mourn? Godly sorrow-Worldly sorrow, They shall be comforted. Bible study lesson part 2 of 8 series on Beatitudes-Matthew 5:4 ... beatitude-Blessed those who mourn...
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bibleseo.com/matthew/blessed-mourn-beatitudes-bible-stu...
bibleseo.com/matthew/blessed-mourn-beatitudes-bible-study-series-part-2-8/
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I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like one without strength. I am set apart with the dead, ... Finally he speaks: Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted (Matt. 5:4). ... He didn’t blame them for their pain. He simply blessed them and promised them a comfort they have yet to experience.
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www.wadehodges.com/2008/09/21/blessed-are-those-who-mou...
www.wadehodges.com/2008/09/21/blessed-are-those-who-mourn/
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