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July 2012

Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted

Psalm 55; Matthew 5:4 What could be more nonsensical than this?  Or insensitive?  “Blessed are they that mourn”? In my Greek lexicons the word that invariably appears next to “Blessed” is “Happy”.  It’s a word denoting a prosperous and favourable condition.  Some dictionaries list “blissful” as a synonym!  So how on earth can Jesus call [...]