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Jump Start # 3699 Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”   The second of the beatitudes, the Lord is showing the nature and heart of kingdom citizens. Blessed is much too often defined as happy. That’s not the best word here. Our English concept of happiness is built around […]

Jump Start # 152  Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”   We continue our look at the beatitudes—the opening pithy statements of our Lord’s sermon on the mount. Jesus is defining the heart of the citizen’s of the kingdom of God. Our beatitude today is one that is greatly […]